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Not quite an egg and frying pan moment...

FunkyHelix — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:01:03 -0800

This is Your Nation on White Privilege is an excellent essay by anti-racism activist Tim Wise about how white privilege is shaping current American politics. " ^{^} previously

racist postcards and white privilege

exlotuseater — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:54:58 -0800

"Reflections on White Privilege" by Tad Lawrence, dean of faculty, Cambridge School of Weston "That white Americans would send cards such as the ones I will show you for the most ordinary of purposes indicates the frightening extent to which they had internalized, accepted and condoned the presentation of African Americans that were the public face of the cards they sent." Also: Peggy McIntosh: The invisible backpack.

"No, where are you really from?" "Screw off."

cybercoitus interruptus — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:57:42 -0800

"STRANGER: 'Do you mind my asking where you are from?' [This is code for 'What is your race?'] "ME: 'Canada.' [This is code for 'Screw off.']" Sometimes, "Where are you from?" means what it says. Sometimes it doesn't.