WFcatamount22
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Thread tittle should be change to: white people hate themselves.
Thread tittle should be change to: white people hate themselves.
Thread tittle should be change to: white people hate themselves.
the color of one's skin isn't the limit of whiteness lol
What is the "limit of whiteness"?
I'm just a drunken Irishman, but asking for my Scandinavian, Italian, and Kiwi friends.
People on here pitching ideas to destroy black neighborhoods thinking they are their White Saviors.
What is the "limit of whiteness"?
I'm just a drunken Irishman, but asking for my Scandinavian, Italian, and Kiwi friends.
I was responding to Creamy who mistook a critique of whiteness for criticism of one's skin color. Just as Blackness is more than the color of one's flesh, whiteness is more than the color of one's flesh, no?
I don't understand the point of your second sentence.
That whiteness is nothing more than the color of one's flesh. To say it is anything else is reductionist stereotyping that, ultimately, lays the groundwork for racism.
Do those of you strongly opposed to the idea of defunding (on some level) or abolishing the police have their own ideas of what might help fix the increasing militarization and inequalities in US policing? Or do you think it is not an issue in need of solution?
You keep ignoring that the most prominent abolitionists are Black women.
We are arguing with people who literally want to abolish policing and jails, not people who are interested in reallocating and adjusting.
That whiteness is nothing more than the color of one's flesh. To say it is anything else is reductionist stereotyping that, ultimately, lays the groundwork for racism.
Do those of you strongly opposed to the idea of defunding (on some level) or abolishing the police have their own ideas of what might help fix the increasing militarization and inequalities in US policing? Or do you think it is not an issue in need of solution?
You keep ignoring that the most prominent abolitionists are Black women.
We are arguing with people who literally want to abolish policing and jails, not people who are interested in reallocating and adjusting.
A few thoughts
Change the training and trainers to eliminate the "occupying military force" mindset.
Remove the heavy military type equipment from police departments, and the training in its use. When you have neat toys, you want to play with them.
Return officers to neighborhood beats.
Create a group of "interventional mental health professionals" trained to handle acute mental health issues. Create "mental health swat team" of police trained in de-escalation methods and train other officers to recognize mental health issues and call a team.
Do a better job of psychological screening of police officer candidates to better deselect those with bullying tendencies.