re: #185 goddamnedfrank

This argument seems pedantic at best in that these racial disparities in wealth, use of force and political power arose directly out of and are perched upon a foundation of colonization. You seem to be quibbling about whether the word itself adequately describes the ongoing situation where those of us who most directly benefited from a horrific crime continue to be accessories to said crime after the act.

Colonization is a discrete activity and has a discrete meaning. Use of the word here I think mischaracterizes what is essentially systemic racist neglect as I mention up above. Moreover, focus on cultural appropriation issues (which I saw on her twitter feed, but I cannot say whether that is a focus in any of her professional work) is a gross disservice to the people in question who are facing actual social emergencies and likely couldn’t give a shit as to whether somebody is wearing an item of ethnic jewelry. It is this sort of thing that astonishes me. People are being being bullied and harassed by the police, racially profiled, left without medical care and without job prospects and we need to debate as to whether use of a clothing item is sufficiently respectful according to a self appointed arbiter on an anonymous platform?

I’m sorry, I just can’t wrap my mind around the fact that there are real emergencies and we are kinda debating the taste of the orange juice in the Titanic salon.