Sublime

So many white people think that racism is not their problem. But white privilege is instrumental to racism.

pejorative

Racism does not go both ways. There are unique forms of discrimination that are backed up by entitlement, assertion and, most importantly, supported by a structural power strong enough to scare you into complying with the demands of the status quo. We have to recognise this.

this reverse racism happens because of the unfair ‘special treatment’ that black people receive.

‘we want to reconstruct your exclusive system’.

This information suggests that it’s not as simple or binary as choosing between race and class when thinking about structural inequalities.

circuitous

repatriation

And I understand that after white people begin to get it, it’s even more uncomfortable for them to think about how their whiteness has silently aided them in life.