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Topic subject | White people wanting to possess blackness is as old as the day is long |
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208148, White people wanting to possess blackness is as old as the day is long Posted by Sarah_Bellum, Fri Jun-12-15 07:53 PM
The history is there and these people are not acting without historical context. If anything they are acting purely out of a historical context of white privilege. It's not about "being who you really are" It's about possession...of the black body and all the gross stereotypes that come with it that they desire.
Those who can enjoy blackness, participate in it are fine by me. Culture is meant to be shared... but for some people participation is not enough. Blackness must be bought and owned and benefited from like one of a million commodities. Transracial is just a new way to soften the language of an age old obsession with black folks mixed with never ending need for ownership of black bodies.
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