Top 10 Things White People Need to Stop Saying
Note: If any of this offends you as a white person, I simply ask that you sit with that discomfort for a while. Really feel it.Now, imagine that your distress isn't just a temporary consequence of reading a Top Ten List, but rather a permanent consequence of living in your own skin. (Whiteness needs to stop!)
In the context of systemic racism in the US, saying All Lives Matter is hurtful to people of color because it diminishes the specific struggles and experiences of marginalized groups. Black Lives Matter and Asian Lives Matter highlight the need to address these groups' unique challenges.
The answer is yes. White people should acknowledge their privilege and feel responsibility for it.
Unless you're literally blind, this statement is both ignorant and dismissive.
About as racist as it gets.
Fact: Reverse racism doesn't exist. Racism is fundamentally about the abuse of power and privilege. If your race denies you access to power and privilege, you cannot be racist in the same way.
This statement is, in itself, extremely sexist and racist.
No, you don't. Stop begging for sympathy from marginalized communities.
Obviously, it's one of the most racist words in existence.
The best thing that happened in 2020 was removing this racist, white-privileged, orange pig from the White House. Biden is much better.
There's a saying: you're only sorry because you got caught being discriminatory.
Shut up! We don't want to hear your empty excuses for being born white!