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101 Primer
This post is for posterity, and forever under construction. It will be linked to from my profile.
At the moment, is race-heavy in linkage because of current Internet discussions, and rather light on feminist ones. This will be rectified in the future, don't worry.
I made the post mostly for myself: as a resource I can turn back to whenever I need to check myself. I encourage others to use it as well.
My journal is operating under the assumption that everyone who comments in it is beyond the 101 level when it comes to differences in gender, race, hetero-normativity, differently abled people, etc. I assume that you understand that some people benefit from privilege due to the way our society is structured.
"But, Mystickeeper!" you say. "I don't believe you!"
"Well, Jimmy," I say. "Sit your ass down, and read these posts. NO REALLY. Read them."
Privilege is Real
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
Things You Need to Understand #4
A Primer on Privilege: What it is and what it isn't
"Check My What?" On privilege and what we can do about it
Your Science Fiction Twin
Male Privilege
So you've accepted that privilege is real. Congratulations! Please keep reading.
Applying it to Real Life
Derailing for Dummies
How Not to be Insane When Accused of Racism (A Guide for White People)
Why I Hate White Anti-Racists - Because when a white person is accused of racism, their response might be: "But let me tell you about this one time when people of color were prejudiced towards me! I know what racism is all about!" No. You don't.
How to Suppress Discussions of Racism - a tongue-in-cheek piece, but very well thought-out, and points out the absurdities in the ways in which many conversations develop.
Racism = Power + Privilege
Sexism = Power + Prejudice
Colour Blindness
(Color)Blindness as a Metaphor to Racism
What Kind of Card is Race?
The Privilege of Politeness
Anti-Racist FAQ
Simplifying the Language of Race: Some Definitions
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Cultural Appropriation 101
Sherman Alexie: How to write the great American Indian novel
How to write about Africa
Race and Fandom
What hurts about race and fandom
You left me outside and now you want in
Do You Even Care About Us?
RaceFail '09: This Hurts Us All
RaceFail, Silence, and Words
On Safe Spaces
The Clue Train
Positive race + fandom
The Remyth Project
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Bingo Cards
Bingo cards exist because discussions about race and gender and what-have-you happen all the time on the Internet. No really, they do. It might be a huge and epic thing in your journal, but for, say, people of color, these conversations occur with such frequency and predictability, they are able to construct bingo cards of common ways people who benefit from privilege react in conversations that involve their privilege.
The words that fill the bingo cards are statements otherwise known as "made of fail." They take the focus away from the topic at hand (racism in society, appropriation of an oppressed culture by that of a dominant one) and re-shift it to white people and their Great Pain. Do not say these things! Ye will be called out on your shit.
Cultural Appropriation Bingo
White Liberal Bingo
Anti-Feminist Comics Bingo
W*ll Sh*tterly Bingo
Working Class Bingo
No Racism in F/SF Bingo
The 'Feminist' Discussion About Transpeople Bingo
Fat Hate Bingo
Fat Hate Bingo 2
Anti-Feminist Bingo
Cultural Appropriation Bingo
vito_excalibur shows how a game of Bingo is "played" during the events of RaceFail 9000.
What Now?
There's a whole Internet out there! Start here:
Baby-Stepping Away from Racism: A Guide for White People
FixRacism.com
Becoming Better Allies: Consciousness-Raising for White Fans
racism_101
debunkingwhite
ibarw
ap_racism
deadbrowalking [Membership is closed; do watch and listen.]
50books_poc
12films_poc
halfamoon
14valentines
lgbtfest
Pro-Character of Color/Anti-Racism Guide - a massive source of LJ resources! Amazing!
LearningDiversity.com: Online Vignette Exercises for Racial Diversity Training
Racialicious: The intersection of race and pop culture
Credit Where Credit is Due
Very rarely do people on the Internet stumble across a great many articles all on their lonesome. I found many of these links by way ofrydra_wong, coffeeandink, shewhohashope, zvi_likes_tv, and sparkymonster.
At the moment, is race-heavy in linkage because of current Internet discussions, and rather light on feminist ones. This will be rectified in the future, don't worry.
I made the post mostly for myself: as a resource I can turn back to whenever I need to check myself. I encourage others to use it as well.
My journal is operating under the assumption that everyone who comments in it is beyond the 101 level when it comes to differences in gender, race, hetero-normativity, differently abled people, etc. I assume that you understand that some people benefit from privilege due to the way our society is structured.
"But, Mystickeeper!" you say. "I don't believe you!"
"Well, Jimmy," I say. "Sit your ass down, and read these posts. NO REALLY. Read them."
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
Things You Need to Understand #4
A Primer on Privilege: What it is and what it isn't
"Check My What?" On privilege and what we can do about it
Your Science Fiction Twin
Male Privilege
So you've accepted that privilege is real. Congratulations! Please keep reading.
Derailing for Dummies
How Not to be Insane When Accused of Racism (A Guide for White People)
Why I Hate White Anti-Racists - Because when a white person is accused of racism, their response might be: "But let me tell you about this one time when people of color were prejudiced towards me! I know what racism is all about!" No. You don't.
How to Suppress Discussions of Racism - a tongue-in-cheek piece, but very well thought-out, and points out the absurdities in the ways in which many conversations develop.
Racism = Power + Privilege
By definition, Blacks and other minorities cannot be racist because they do not have insitutional, systemic power. The term Minority doesn’t even refer to a minority of numbers any more (after all, minorities outnumber whites in many places, now), but instead to a minority of power.
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Reverse racism does not exist. It just doesn’t.
Sexism = Power + Prejudice
Colour Blindness
(Color)Blindness as a Metaphor to Racism
What Kind of Card is Race?
The Privilege of Politeness
Anti-Racist FAQ
Simplifying the Language of Race: Some Definitions
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Cultural Appropriation 101
Sherman Alexie: How to write the great American Indian novel
How to write about Africa
What hurts about race and fandom
You left me outside and now you want in
Do You Even Care About Us?
RaceFail '09: This Hurts Us All
RaceFail, Silence, and Words
On Safe Spaces
The Clue Train
Positive race + fandom
The Remyth Project
con_or_bustfight_derailingverb_noireiconsofcolorofcolor / People of Color SF CarnivalsFandom/Kiva OTP!
Bingo cards exist because discussions about race and gender and what-have-you happen all the time on the Internet. No really, they do. It might be a huge and epic thing in your journal, but for, say, people of color, these conversations occur with such frequency and predictability, they are able to construct bingo cards of common ways people who benefit from privilege react in conversations that involve their privilege.
The words that fill the bingo cards are statements otherwise known as "made of fail." They take the focus away from the topic at hand (racism in society, appropriation of an oppressed culture by that of a dominant one) and re-shift it to white people and their Great Pain. Do not say these things! Ye will be called out on your shit.
Cultural Appropriation Bingo
White Liberal Bingo
Anti-Feminist Comics Bingo
W*ll Sh*tterly Bingo
Working Class Bingo
No Racism in F/SF Bingo
The 'Feminist' Discussion About Transpeople Bingo
Fat Hate Bingo
Fat Hate Bingo 2
Anti-Feminist Bingo
Cultural Appropriation Bingo
vito_excalibur shows how a game of Bingo is "played" during the events of RaceFail 9000.There's a whole Internet out there! Start here:
Baby-Stepping Away from Racism: A Guide for White People
FixRacism.com
Becoming Better Allies: Consciousness-Raising for White Fans
racism_101debunkingwhiteibarwap_racismdeadbrowalking [Membership is closed; do watch and listen.]50books_poc12films_pochalfamoon14valentineslgbtfestPro-Character of Color/Anti-Racism Guide - a massive source of LJ resources! Amazing!
LearningDiversity.com: Online Vignette Exercises for Racial Diversity Training
Racialicious: The intersection of race and pop culture
Very rarely do people on the Internet stumble across a great many articles all on their lonesome. I found many of these links by way of
rydra_wong, coffeeandink, shewhohashope, zvi_likes_tv, and sparkymonster.
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I look forward to expanding the list as well. I'll probably go back and add some that were written during this, RaceFail 9000.
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http://flickr.com/photos/lizhenry/sets/72157612897466679/
Enjoy!
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Re: bingo cards--have you seen the SH*TT*R one? I will go dig up the link if you haven't (I don't know if I memoried it, silly me!). BWAHAHAHA.
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But seriously, he wanted to put it on a t-shirt?! WTF?!
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I often need refreshers myself, so it's nice to do it on my own instead of baring my ass to the entire Internet, :)
Good luck with your husband! I know I have family members and co-workers who could definitely learn a lot about privilege!
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I'm working through this reading. I appreciate posts like this that really lay it out. The last couple months have re-sorted my brainspace. Thanks again.
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I am glad that the post is helpful to you!
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If my brain had a waistline, it would be positively rotund from all the food for thought I've found here and elsewhere. As it is, I've been burning lots of real-world calories unpacking some of my own issues wrt the place where my white privilege meets my various de-privileged statuses... There is much "ow"-ing going on, which also means potential for growth. Let us hope said growth Actually Happens...
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Thank you for compiling this. I'm a little terrified of reading it and finding out how much my ass has been showing (with the best of intentions of course), but I'd rather have pants on.
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Anyway, these articles look very interesting, I can't wait to read them...
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