Community Everday Feminism - catastrophizing the benign

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http://everydayfeminism.com/
http://www.compassionateactivism.com/

This entire fucking site reads like an alt-right parody of social justice, but really it's just some opportunistic Asian woman who figured out how to cash out on white guilt, and people's low self esteem in a way that will further cripple them emotionally because the onus of the problem is constantly placed on an external force that can't actually be changed, instead of looking internally to self improve.

Spoiler: check out these headlines

Check out their super helpful program: Healing from Toxic Whiteness [archive], if you can read through that entire thing you deserve an achievement rating.

A sample of what you'll learn which in totality will be you can never do or say anything right if you're white:

Once you notice just how insidious and ingrained racism really is – and how often you find yourself unintentionally upholding it – it can feel like your whole worldview is being shaken.

As you think about what you personally can do to address racism, you may find yourself wrestling with questions like:

• How can I make sure I don't accidentally say something that's racist and hurts people I care about?
• I know I need to speak up against racism more, but when does speaking up cross the line into speaking over people of color?
• What do I do when I discover I've been subconsciously stereotyping and judging people of color?
• I feel so guilty about having white privilege, but am I really willing to give up that privilege? Do I even know what that means?
• How can I figure out what I should be doing to fight racism without burdening people of color by constantly asking them what I should do?
• How do I deal with the fact that I’m scared to talk to other white people about racism when they often get really angry at me?

Here's the first "news" article I clicked on:
Why ‘I Have Black Friends’ Is a Terrible Excuse for Your Racism [archive]
lol oh god, how it begins:

In a heated discussion in the office after the recent presidential election, everyone in the meeting was on edge.

“I voted for Trump,” Lucy finally admits to her boardroom of Hillary-supporting colleagues.

Everyone in the room becomes enraged.

After Lucy explains why she supports Trump, the co-owner of the company responds, “As long as she knows that a vote for Trump is a vote for a racist.”

“I’m a racist? I’m a racist? I’m a racist?” Lucy yells in protest.

“Please don’t say it!” the black employees respond, predicting her next reply will be the typical response white people use when they are called racist.

“I have black friends!”

“Oh my God. She said it.”

“They’re real! They’re real!” Lucy insists.

This moment in a recent episode of TV show Black-ish addresses a phenomenon that occurs when white people are called racist.

“I’m not racist. I have black friends,” they’ll argue. Or they’ll say, “My black friends let me say it,” if someone calls them out for saying the n-word or some tacky racist joke.

This argument is deeply flawed because it doesn’t get to the heart of what is means to be racist or anti-racist.

If you’ve ever used your black friends to try and pardon your racism, you need to understand these three reasons why “I have black friends” is not a legitimate argument.

Have fun digging through this treasure trove of condescending trash.

 

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https://kiwifarms.net/threads/everyday-feminism.9472/
Thread already exists in CW.