tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778550691699707259.post240753477958867534..comments2011-05-03T00:47:43.517-05:00Comments on Philosophy of Race @ Rhodes: White Privilege and Passive ParticipationDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778550691699707259.post-67597132015154329102011-04-18T16:59:20.314-05:002011-04-18T16:59:20.314-05:00We also talked about this idea of overcoming white...We also talked about this idea of overcoming white priveledge in my anthropology class as well. We said that even if we adjusted toward a race neutral policy we are still living with the history that race had ever occurred. We constructed a world in which a social choice has been made, all shaped by considerations that involve the idea of race. The first step, I agree, is acknowledging that we have white privilege. We also said the first step to getting ride of this racial society is trying to go from racist to anti-racist. <br />From being a racist, which we all were at some point and time towards any other minority or majority, guilt is necessary. This guilt doesn't always come with acknowledging our white privilege. White guilt works as a way to show innocence toward racism in a sense.Mae Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322982377511700335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778550691699707259.post-52716189251973943592011-04-18T13:37:56.225-05:002011-04-18T13:37:56.225-05:00I think that not only do people need to recognize ...I think that not only do people need to recognize the problem as one of white privilege, but it is white people who need to recognize this as being the case. Whites need to understand that it is not enough to not participate in overtly racist practices, but they must actively combat the issues racism has created.<br /><br />In regards to your questioning the old south party, we want to get rid of racist practices, but at the same time we want to preserve the rights of individuals to do as they please. It becomes difficult to say where we should draw the line between combating racism and ensuring individuals' freedoms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com