Unmasking Whiteness

“However painful it may be for me to accept this conclusion, I am obliged to state it: For the black man, there is only one destiny.  And it is white.” ~ Franz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks “This contradictory longing to possess the reality of the Other, even though that reality is one that wounds […]

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Question Whiteness

Whiteness is not an identity but a privilege.  It is the only real race card for if whiteness ceased to exist, so would all the other social colors.  We could all throw our hands in.  Game over.  But, no deal. It is handed out, passed down as an American inheritance for the have’s.  But, have not […]

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“Make America White Again”?

Just when I think that I have said enough or said it all as it relates to my views on race, I get a sign.  This time it was a billboard sign created by Rick Tyler of Tennessee who is running for Congress.  Clearly, a play on the Trump campaign, Tyler hopes to “Make American […]

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Look Different

A couple of days ago, I posted a documentary on whiteness created by MTV. However brief, it demonstrated whiteness as a socially constructed reality as there is no white country or place of origin for white people.  Even the designation of a Caucasian is a misnomer and so is Caucasoid thought it sounds more scientific. […]

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White People Documentary

A documentary produced by MTV focuses on what it means to be “young and white in America.”  The social construct of race has been apart of the nature, national dialogue and the news circuit for as long as the United States has been in existence.  The definition of whiteness has gone through numerous revisions and […]

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