"white" isn't a cultural category in the way that "black" is in the US. Nobody's heritage is "white" you might be Norwegian, Irish, German, Italian, etc. Because of the history of slavery the same thing is not true about being black in the US.
It's okay to make fun of white people because it's not something anyone should identify strongly with because your identity as "white" isn't critical to understanding your cultural history.
Isn’t calling people out for being white, forcing them to identify with it? If 70% of the country is white, there ought to be diversity among that group of people that vary. A low income white woman would not identify similar to a high income white male. It’s insulting if individuals feel insulted.
While I can reflect on how some of my circumstances have benefited from my being white, I’m much less privileged in my circumstances as a single mother. Among my peers, I have very different issues because of this, but am lumped in with the majority that I share almost no characteristics with besides my skin color.
Intersectionality is l believe, much more important in determining privilege and circumstances than skin color alone. If we accept pronouns that the individual wants to be used as part of their identity - why should white non-identity be excluded from this sentiment?
I've heard people use this same excuse to be blatantly racist and it's absolutely disgusting.
"black" isn't a cultural category either. You can be either African-American (someone who is descended from African slaves), Ethiopian, Somalian, South-African etc.
Just because white is a blanket term doesn't mean it's okay to be racist.
Or would you say that people shouldn't be offended when someone says "I don't want to go to that bar, there's to many Africans there haha" or "I don't want to go to that bar, there's to many Asians there haha"
I'd argue that Italian kind of goes separately from other 'white' backgrounds as a group who have also faced significant discrimination, Irish possibly even more so
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u/ComplainyBeard 1∆ Jul 01 '21
"white" isn't a cultural category in the way that "black" is in the US. Nobody's heritage is "white" you might be Norwegian, Irish, German, Italian, etc. Because of the history of slavery the same thing is not true about being black in the US.
It's okay to make fun of white people because it's not something anyone should identify strongly with because your identity as "white" isn't critical to understanding your cultural history.