The way the statement "it's okay to be white" has been vilified, by associating it with racist groups, supports the narratives pushed by people like Adams.
It would help if the mainstream culture admitted that racism against white people exists too, and that it is unacceptable, as every other form of racism is.
You have to go one level deeper. Not all racism has equal consequences and white people enjoy a privileged position in our society. Focusing on anti-white racism while we still have an overwhelming problem of racism against non-white people hurts the cause of racial equality.
Saying "it's okay to be white" is innocent statement only if you ignore any societal context around it.
Either racism is bad or it’s not. Whether the consequence of it is better or worse for one group or another is irrelevant if the principle that racism is bad is adhered to.
And I’d argue the consequences aren’t that different. If someone is passed over for a job, pulled over by cops, denied the ability to purchase a house, those all have equal levels of consequence for the person on the receiving end.
I think the statement as art was brilliant. It forced those who play lip service to “all men are created equal” to put themselves and try to explain why a rather uncontroversial statement was so controversial. It was wild seeing them twist themselves into a knot trying to explain why it was so bad.
> And I’d argue the consequences aren’t that different.
This is wrong. (Systemic) racism (still) exists. Someone who has natural advantages in society (white men) does not suffer the same consequences of the events you listed:
- "passed over for a job" Jobs are easier to get for white people in the US, no?
- "pulled over by cops" really?
- "denied the ability to purchase a house" redlining has denied a lot of wealth to black families in the US
> those all have equal levels of consequence for the person on the receiving end.
>Someone who has natural advantages in society (white men)
White men no longer have natural advantages. As a matter of fact the Supreme Court agreed that White and Asian males are now at a natural disadvantage.
Yup. It sad to see leftists contort themselves into loving racism as long as the target is approved by the Party, academia, the previous administration, etc. Since the clergy has approved the target, it is therefore just and moral.
Disagree. All racism is unacceptable and it's not at all evident that there is less systemic racism against white people.
Example:
Participants across experiments were twenty five more likely to shoot unarmed White suspects than unarmed Black or Hispanic suspects, and were more likely to fail to shoot armed Black suspects than armed White or Hispanic suspects
It would help if the mainstream culture admitted that racism against white people exists too, and that it is unacceptable, as every other form of racism is.