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So this issue actually strikes at the core of how racism works.
The character is half-white/half-Black.
Common sense would say that either a black or white actor would be equally valid to play her.
But racism says White + Black = Black still.
So it's not equally valid. https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1275903472140013570
The character is half-white/half-Black.
Common sense would say that either a black or white actor would be equally valid to play her.
But racism says White + Black = Black still.
So it's not equally valid. https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1275903472140013570
It helps if you look at it.
Black + Black = Black
Black + White = Black
White + Black = Black
White + White = White
White is about purity.
Black is about corruption of purity
Black + Black = Black
Black + White = Black
White + Black = Black
White + White = White
White is about purity.
Black is about corruption of purity
Were anti-Blackness not at the core of racism, biracial Black/White children would be able to identify with either parent's race equally.
But insisting that Pres Obama or Jordan Peele were "white" would be ridiculous. Because once tainted by Blackness, whiteness evaporates.
But insisting that Pres Obama or Jordan Peele were "white" would be ridiculous. Because once tainted by Blackness, whiteness evaporates.
Jenny Slate made the right move ultimately.
The reason she didn't see it sooner was because she was going by common sense.
And common sense in the realm of racism is usually wrong.
Because the sense in question is common specifically to white people.
And misses key context.
The reason she didn't see it sooner was because she was going by common sense.
And common sense in the realm of racism is usually wrong.
Because the sense in question is common specifically to white people.
And misses key context.
