Post #2086489

Speaking to white people and white people only, you benefit from systems of racism which you will never dismantle. You will always be racist. Act against that. Don't waste your time trying to undo your own past racism; be proactive and undo your future racism. Fight the system with the targets of it rather than trying to absolve yourself by removing yourself from it. What do I mean? You can't go back in time and give away your privilege. Instead, use whatever privilege you have to benefit the targets of racism. You can't stop being white. You can stop hurting others with your whiteness. And you're not going to succeed all the time. You're going to continue to hurt non-white people with your whiteness. It's inevitable. You can't exist in the system without causing harm. Don't try. Instead, fight the system in favor of its targets. Use the benefits the system gives you to help its targets. You will never get a "Congratulations, you are now 100% racism-free" certificate. Even if someone gave those out, you will never be free of it. Your actions are what matter. Fight the racist in your own head. Fight the racism in the system. Defend those who are targeted by it. That's all.