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Originally Posted by Merovigan  The battle is fought against ME when I don't appreciate an attractive black woman who walks by but I stare at the blonde instead. It's fought against me with every stare I attract in public because the wrong color woman is on my arm. It's fought against me when my day care provider tells my quadroon that she's black, repeatedly.
What side do I choose, other than "Judging someone based on their skin color is wrong." That is the truth and I'm on that side. Why would I fight against whitey when blackey is just as racist? |
The day care provider sounds like a marvelous opportunity to talk about race identity and moving beyond black/white thinking. If you could change that mind, it would have a cascade effect for every young mind that came within their care.
If you can't make a change, there is always economic pressure by removing your business... but if you don't clearly address why, with an understanding of how to reach that person, then they will just blow you off as "passing" and buying into the "white world" because you're still making a primary mistake.
It's not about skin color. (I know maybe 4 black folks, and they're from Nigeria.. the rest are all shades of brown) (For that matter most of the "white" folks I know aren't)
It's about culture and power.