What’s worse?
Been on my mind for the past few weeks:
What’s worse? Flat out racism? Racism that replies to my answer of “New Jersey” by looking down upon me from their cloud of privilege, and with a loud and slow pace, asks, “NO, WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?”
Or “progressive racism”, for lack of a better term, that can say that they stand on the side of the marginalized and the oppressed, but it’s clear that the motivation is coming from strong white guilt, a guilt which motivates them to feel the need to patronize those not as good as themselves? To them, “social equality” is in the same vein as pity towards a pet animal.
Reminds me of a powerful statement in Scrubs where Turk is called out for being sexist by his attending physician, Dr. Miller.
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Turk: First of all, Hammer dance like this: [dancing] Uh-oh! Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh! Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Hammertime! Second, I got your back, so why don't you cut me a little slack?
Dr. Miller: You have my back?
Turk: Anybody gives you any trouble, and I'll handle the guy.
Dr. Miller: 'Cause, uh, little ol' me can't.
Turk: Well, I didn't mean it that way.
Dr. Miller: You know what's worse than the basic knuckle-dragging scalpel jocks I usually work with? You. You are the worst kind of sexist. You're one of the sneaky ones who prides himself on saying all the right things when, deep down, what you really think is that I'm just a little girl who needs protecting. Now I would appreciate it if you would apologize.
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Preach!