tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post116298332335656549..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Political correctness definedRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1163222568746349712006-11-10T21:22:00.000-08:002006-11-10T21:22:00.000-08:00Try the link again. The original posting is still...Try the link again. The original posting is still there.<BR/><BR/>I agree that anybody can be racist. I also agree that the racist power structure is much more of a problem than racist individuals. This is part of the point of <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2006/11/white-privilege-defined.html" REL="nofollow">White Privilege Defined</A>, so see that posting for more on the subject.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1163185161103314682006-11-10T10:59:00.000-08:002006-11-10T10:59:00.000-08:00Not a Sioux, your comment reflects the very libera...Not a Sioux, your comment reflects the very liberalism Kai was talking about. Branding discourse "PC" is exactly how white men deflect away critique of white male supremacy. Yes, we live in a system of white male dominance, and it's the very reason American Indians are oppressed to this day. <BR/><BR/><I>There are some parts of PC that are indefensible, <B>such as the idea that only whites can be racist</B>.</I><BR/><BR/>Who took Indian lands? Who killed millions of Indians and drove their survivors out west? Who broke treaty after treaty with Indian nations, marginalizing an entire people on their own soil? Who continues to exploit stereotypical Indian images in racist iconography? Black women? Asian men? Arab children? Tell me, who committed these atrocites other than white men?<BR/><BR/>And just for your information, "African American" refers to the descendants of enslaved <I>Africans</I> in the United States, thus it is 100% accurate. Either way, people get to define themselves how they choose, another point Kai made clear in the piece. What's so difficult to understand about that?La Otrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389700067149488878noreply@blogger.com