Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Reading : The Color of Supremacy: Beyond the discourse of ‘white privilege’ The idea of "White Supremacy" seems a little bit unfair. We've been discussing this in my other Education class, ED!90 these days as well. Everyone has different experiences, and therefore different opinions. However, first of all, I guess we have to recognize the difference between domination and dominance. The history of domination that did occur amongst Whites--colonization, slavery, etc.--can put a sour taste in many non-Whites' mouths. But we really should recognize the difference between the two ideas. Sure, racism exists. Being a minority myself, I recognize that all too well. But I think just because a group of people have domiNANCE, doesn't mean they desire dominATION. and it's unfair for us to generalize. Sometimes, we even place that 'privilege and status' on White people. I feel like in that, they can become marginalized and discriminated against, too. Christine Yang.

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