Yawo Brown wrote a piece called The Subtle Linguistics of White Supremacy. In addition to discussing how racism and prejudice are often wrongly used interchangeably, Yawo explains 3 key ingredients to polite white supremacy: Comfort, Control, and Confidentiality.
It looks like it’ll be part of an ongoing series. I look forward to reading future installments.
Over at the Huffington Post, George Sachs wrote an article on 10 Ways White Liberals Perpetuate Racism. If you really want to help, get started on stopping yourself from doing these things:
From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones, MSW, LLMSW
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