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In reply to the discussion: Dear White People: If you see something, say something [View all]gollygee
(22,336 posts)96. Society is what we make it
Society is just people, and social norms exist because of what people do or don't do. Racism is a social norm largely because we as people allow it to happen - and when I say that I mean we as white people. The number of people who do it is smaller than the number of people who sit by and watch it happen, silently condoning it and making it effective. We as a group don't demand it stop as a general rule. The answer is certainly not to let it pass without comment. Society is what we make it, which means it will become what we make it become. If we create a social norm where we always call out racism, we can change things. We can't change things by ignoring it.
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I have nothing substantive to add...except to K&R....figuratively standing by your sentiments
Moostache
May 2018
#8
Hmm. I wonder if Melania's joke of an "anti-bullying" campaign actually has a purpose then:
flibbitygiblets
May 2018
#69
I know exactly what you mean about that visceral loathing. That's what feels so different
pnwmom
May 2018
#97
Thank you for your continued excellence and guidance. My first thought after looking at
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#31
I never saw that statue before, that's great. Pee Wee Reese's support was a HUGE factor....
George II
May 2018
#37
He did it during batting practice when the crowd was heckling Robinson incessantly....
George II
May 2018
#47
A little bit off the subject (sorry), but when I was very young my father took me.....
George II
May 2018
#58
Damn, that was a powerful story. Thanks for sharing. But mostly thanks for your bravery.
flibbitygiblets
May 2018
#50
Thank you so much Effie! Very helpful comments and suggestions--much appreciated.
flibbitygiblets
May 2018
#66
You damn skippy I'm gonna support in whatever way that is needed. Whether that is just standing
Kirk Lover
May 2018
#57
Yes -- and the other thing to do is get out our cells and start recording. We can do both.
pnwmom
May 2018
#78
Thank you for that. I've always opened my big mouth when I witness something wrong.
BlancheSplanchnik
May 2018
#95
That's why I said that no one is expecting them to put themselves in danger
EffieBlack
May 2018
#105
Thanks for lumping a bunch of us together because of our uncontrolled skin pigmentation.
DemoHack
May 2018
#106
You don't get it. The voices of PoC aren't HEARD in the same way that white people's are.
pnwmom
May 2018
#110
That doesn't always appear to be the case, and some of the responses to this thread
pnwmom
May 2018
#133