And my point is that treating someone like they are white is oppressive - the basic assumption is that someone is being rewarded for "passing". I think I am recognizing universal privileges but I am unconsciously making those privileges conditional upon the erasure of the person's "otherness". It boils down to: I'm comfortable; they are not.
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Date: 2020-06-09 08:37 pm (UTC)"The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others." (https://www.thefreedictionary.com/racist)
And this article is interesting, making explicit something that was an unspoken part of the definition:
https://www.kmov.com/news/florissant-woman-helps-change-merriam-websters-definition-of-racism/article_30bba202-a9d9-11ea-ba9d-cb6e06fdc201.html
And my point is that treating someone like they are white is oppressive - the basic assumption is that someone is being rewarded for "passing". I think I am recognizing universal privileges but I am unconsciously making those privileges conditional upon the erasure of the person's "otherness". It boils down to: I'm comfortable; they are not.