Comments on: Why Excluding Whites from Black Liberation Movements is Counterproductive

By: Jen Beck

Jen Beck — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:56:09 +0000

Wow, this feels like an incredibly counterproductive article. I do agree that if whites aren’t included in demolishing racism, then there’s no way that they’re going to challenge the implicit biases that have been socialized into them.
I’m a bit floored by this article, in all honestly. Its agressiveness is very threatening, and isn’t likely to be productive. Of course, people of color shouldn’t have to pander to white people. This isn’t about white comfort. It’s about education. And that can’t be done through exclusion or feeding in more hate.

By: ginellewolfe1

ginellewolfe1 — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:27:49 +0000

Very interesting read! I think the article makes the issue a very black and white one, but I agree with you that a middleground is needed. I started thinking about Audra Lorde’s “The Master’s Tools will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”. We talked about this reading in another class and while the logic completely makes sense, we have yet to find a way to not use the master’s tools. It was a frustrating realization to learn about in the context of feminism…that we might need the help of people who are in a higher position of power, but as of now, it seems like that is the only way to dismantle these social constructs.