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> >If you think race is a >faulty way of categorizing people, >you should be opposed to >any group claiming racial allegiance.
Well, I gotta differ w/ KoLo on this one. If race doesn't exist (which it doesn't) then how can you claim allegiance? If you claim allegiance to a "race", then aren't you implying that race is important? If "race" is important to you, then what does that make you?
To say you're "black and proud" is a beautiful and important thing in this time and place, but it's an inaccurate description of what you're proud of. You're not proud of your genetic makeup like someone who is "white and proud". You are proud of your cultural heritage and the strength of your family to live through the consequences of the idea of race.
Are you proud of your skin color? Do you pledge allegiance to a wide nose?
I'm kind of disappointed in KoLo on this one. You (KoLo) adamantly oppose all racialist theories and then defend your allegiance to your race? Silliness...
>As such, I expect you >to write a "you're not >black", "you're not Asian", and >"you're not Hispanic" post in >the near future.
Okay, don't get me started on Hispanic again...
But I'd write a "you're not black" post... if I had the time to protect my ass from all the flames... The reason I'd get all those flames is because people think of "black" as a culture, which it is... as a consequence of racialism and racism... I would of course mean "black" as a "race" if I made a post like that.
I don't think you can write a "you're not Asian" post. Same reason I couldn't write a "you're not African" post. Those are places. I don't think anyone could approach me with a "You're not American" and be taken seriously.
>The reason >why you won't, apparently, is >because you're more concerned with >theories of white supremacy than >honestly seeking to eradicate race >as a construct. >
"Theories of white supremacy" and "race as a construct" are the same thing... but it all depends on your definition of "race".
>Alright, now I'm out for real...
i don't believe that.
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