In case the circles don't overlap *quite* enough....

[kyburg]

Found a lovely link to an article on Racism - thought-provoking, don't agree with all of it, but well written and a fresh perspective.

Honky Want a Cracker?

But then again, silverkun always knew the best way to deal with epithets.

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Ever Wonder at Why All Non-Anglo Slurs Start with "G"?

[silverkun.livejournal.com]

Actually, cadhla came up with that little touch of wisdom.

Gaijin.
Gwailo.
Hells, even the nomadic term Gaje starts with a "g". I think there may be a Sesame Street song in there somewhere.

Racism. Ah, what a wonderous convention of organized hate. Not ageist. Not classist, either. Certainly not sexist, though some people have managed to make a fortune on asian porn. Hells, you don't even need to look the part anymore; one quick geneology check and your Hopi great grandmother can keep you from getting a job. (No shite. It really happens. Much suckage. Sorry, Yana.)

And although I may go off as being the slant-eyed, brown-skinned, gook bastard, even those words aren't particularly accurate, either. I like to adopt the term "almond-eyed". And I'm more of a tan than a brown. Gook referred to those of central asian descent, not pacific islander. I know who my father was, thank you very much, and he was a good man.

Does it matter? No, not really. Do the people who use these terms care? Nope. Not even me, though I'd hope that my apathy is from analysis and comprehension, not stubborn adherance to voluntary ignorance.

Disliking someone is fine. I've grown to dislike many people in my short time on earth. Disliking several people is silly. And there had better be something in common in them than the way their hair lies or how much tone they have to their skin.

Hate? Hate is just a general form of ignorance. Let the stupid ones be offended. Let the smart ones see something humorous, whether it's meant to be or not.

*winks and tosses a pair of pennies*
-Silver
Yes, That Slant-Eyed, Brown-Skinned, Gook Bastard

As if to prove a point...

[silverkun.livejournal.com]

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Monkey see, doggy doo...;>
Insert your own punchline here.

-Silver

Ask <lj user="unclejimbo"> about the word DORK

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

And how it was once used to distract a toddler who repeated every thing she heard.

Is is racism to enjoy the story about how God made the Filipino?

Surely, you heard it.

God was about making people. (Think of sugar cookies.)

The first batch, he burned. Oops. God don't make mistakes. He sent them out into the world to live their lives.

The second batch, he was too cautious and left unfinished and pasty white. Oops. God don't make mistakes. He sent them out into the world to live their lives as well.

The last batch, He watched with great care. The turned out beautifully, evenly brown all over. Greatly pleased, God sent them out into the world to live their lives.

And stopped making people, done.

So...

According to the author of the article, it's racism to use epithets against people of color, but if you try to flip it back onto white folks, it's a joke and nobody cares.

Could it be that white folks just don't care, period?

Or my favorite --

Go pick up an Ebony magazine. Turn to the letters page. Replace the word "black" with "white" and see how quickly you generate a racist line of white supremacy bullcrap to rival anything the KKK could spew.

Who's disenfranchising whom?