A message to the white man


One problem that I see with the white man is that he takes things too personally. Perhaps this stems from the individualized-selfish ideology that is taught by the television-set and in general by consumerism. The white man feels personal guilt for racism, sexism, and other discriminations and is blind to white-power-structure and the mechanics of oppression. He thinks that these discriminations are a reflection of him personally.

The most insidious manifestation of this, I feel, is the white man that feels that he can spout racist, sexist, and discriminatory jokes and comments because he himself feels not to be racist or any of these things. As if the entire problem rests on his shoulders alone, he completely ignores the structure of oppression.

I say to the white man, don't take things so personally. Instead think about how you were conditioned, how you were taught, to be discriminating and take issue with that.