“A vision of cultural homogeneity that seeks to deflect attention away from or even excuse the oppressive, dehumanizing impact of white supremacy on the lives of black people by suggesting black people are racist too indicates that the culture remains ignorant of what racism really is and how it works. It shows that people are in denial. Why is it so difficult for many white folks to understand that racism is oppressive not because white folks have prejudicial feelings about blacks (they could have such feelings and leave us alone) but because it is a system that promotes domination and subjugation?” ― Bell Hooks, killing rage: Ending Racism This clip is taken from an interview whereby Omarosa schools Bethenny Frankel on White Privilege youtube/watch?v=XkcEZHwE0g8
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:43:16 +0000