• Firipu@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    "there's one human race"

    Genuine question, how is that racist? Or is it because it's a statement made from a "white privilege pov"?

    I genuinely try to treat all people equal, but I realize I fail often due to unconscious biases etc.

    • north [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      The line has “all lives matter” energy which gives it the same problems i.e derails the conversation.

    • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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      1 year ago

      Racist in terms of context, when it's used to minimize the struggles of marginalized minorities when they are speaking up

      A polite and snide way to say "Get over it will ya, we're all the same deep down" an example of bad faith rhetoric

    • panopticon [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      It's like George W Bush saying "I don't see race" as an obvious and transparent tactic to dismiss criticisms that he's racist