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serene ([personal profile] serene) wrote2007-04-30 03:14 pm

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Mine is a white ethnic blog.

That is to say, I recognize that when I am talking about anything here, I am talking about it from a white person's perspective. I have a lot of examined-and-discarded bias in my history, but don't doubt I have a lot of unexamined bias, too. I was raised in a racist environment in a racist country by racist people, and I can't possibly have escaped some of their thinking. I just want to acknowledge that here, and let you all know that if you ever wanna call me on that shit, I'm listening.

IMO

[identity profile] dawnd.livejournal.com 2007-04-30 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
rather like men going "oh, yes, I'm sexist, I admit that", yet not changing their actual behaviour.

Acknowledging something is always the first step in a process of change. It is required for change, but not necessarily sufficient for change.

Re: IMO

[identity profile] serenejournal.livejournal.com 2007-04-30 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I think some people do change by osmosis, without acknowledgment or even awareness, but I do agree that most change starts with acknowledgment.