this racist comic re: “CRT” is being QT’d around & i want to point out:
pay attention to the central role of the family in it. the kid is expected to identify with the family & not find another, more liberatory ID. white supremacy & capitalism are reproduced through the family.
pay attention to the central role of the family in it. the kid is expected to identify with the family & not find another, more liberatory ID. white supremacy & capitalism are reproduced through the family.
it was such a clarifying moment to learn that the second half of this quote by thatcher (may her name be blotted out) about there being no such thing as society is that there’s individuals *and families*
the family is a fundamental institution for undermining collectivity
the family is a fundamental institution for undermining collectivity
if finding out the horror and crimes of their family ancestry is genuinely so isolating for this child, then another option is to find a new identification. to recognize that they also are and can be part of a legacy of resistance, speaking out, abolition work, and more.
the history of whiteness is a history of brutal oppression, but the history of white people has not always been that, and one can identify with those currents of white race traitors who fought white supremacy. the family is one way that society discourages this, and it’s an
unspoken, naturalized assumption in this comic—treating it as something natural is one of the most important ways that white supremacist capitalism hides the role of the family in reproducing oppression.
also while i'm here: i reposted the comic instead of QTing for a reason. please never QT bigots. screenshot or repost. don't give them extra chances for people to easily click through to their accounts.
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