Comments on: ‘It’s Hard to See Racism When You’re White’ Billboards Spark Debate, Controversy http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/its-hard-to-see-racism-when-youre-white-billboards-spark-debate-controversy/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Guest http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/its-hard-to-see-racism-when-youre-white-billboards-spark-debate-controversy/#comment-1274 Guest Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=jiffypost&p=14055#comment-1274 ...and it's very hard for heterosexuals to see homphobia. Ignorance and complacency are the privileges of hegemony. …and it’s very hard for heterosexuals to see homphobia.

Ignorance and complacency are the privileges of hegemony.

]]> By: Guest http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/its-hard-to-see-racism-when-youre-white-billboards-spark-debate-controversy/#comment-1275 Guest Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=jiffypost&p=14055#comment-1275 ...and it's very hard for heterosexuals to see homphobia. Ignorance and complacency are the privileges of hegemony. …and it’s very hard for heterosexuals to see homphobia.

Ignorance and complacency are the privileges of hegemony.

]]> By: Anonymous http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/its-hard-to-see-racism-when-youre-white-billboards-spark-debate-controversy/#comment-1273 Anonymous Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:07:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=jiffypost&p=14055#comment-1273 The fact is that unless you have walked in someone else's shoes, it's really hard to understand how they feel.  I must agree that it is very hard for white people to see racism.  They have not generally had to deal with being ignored or worse, abused, disrespected or anything else just because they are white.  As a white person, I feel it is my obligation to check myself when I may not be treating a person the way I would want to be treated just because they are non-white. Some white people get highly sensitive when they see statements like the one on the billboard.  If it doesn't apply to you, then why do you care?  On the other hand, your sensitivity may be an indication that you should think about how you treat others and whether your acts and statements are truly racism-free. The fact is that unless you have walked in someone else’s shoes, it’s really hard to understand how they feel.  I must agree that it is very hard for white people to see racism.  They have not generally had to deal with being ignored or worse, abused, disrespected or anything else just because they are white.  As a white person, I feel it is my obligation to check myself when I may not be treating a person the way I would want to be treated just because they are non-white.

Some white people get highly sensitive when they see statements like the one on the billboard.  If it doesn’t apply to you, then why do you care?  On the other hand, your sensitivity may be an indication that you should think about how you treat others and whether your acts and statements are truly racism-free.

]]> By: Be http://dcentric.wamu.org/jp/its-hard-to-see-racism-when-youre-white-billboards-spark-debate-controversy/#comment-1262 Be Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:55:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?post_type=jiffypost&p=14055#comment-1262 do any non-white people disagree that white people have a harder time seeing racism? to me the very start of a human-wide conversation about race is this statement.  do any non-white people disagree that white people have a harder time seeing racism? to me the very start of a human-wide conversation about race is this statement. 

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