Sep 14 2008
Racism And Sexism – Why Do I Care More About One?
Some would wonder why I care more about racism than sexism. The answer is pretty straightforward. Women, while kept back from equal rights, and frequently subject to abuse, both physical and emotional, are nevertheless less likely in our culture to be killed because of sexism. People are more likely to be misogynist and STILL hire the best woman for the job. Conversely, black people are more likely to NOT be hired, and to be jailed and killed for being black. Women, though oppressed, were not slaves in this culture – unless they were black.
So yes – I’m sensitive to sexism, but I’m far more sensitive to racism. America is on the verge of its greatest moment – but the forces of darkness are rising up. For instance, look here, and here.
More soon, but this marks a turning point for me…
QT
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Good blog, Q. I popped over from Cesca’s. I’m here to collect on my rainbow crown for progressives in NC. Wait–I have to wait until he carries the state?
I agree with you that race is a more urgent issue in this country. Much more urgent. I live around so many blatant racists–they don’t even have to think to blurt that stuff out–that I had to very early on pull my kids aside and have a little talk. Regularly. I could always tell what the parents were about by what their children repeated.
We had a few families here when I was a teen who were of the Baha’i faith (I see your references above). The families I knew were smart, calm and insightful people. Quite a contrast to the usual bunch around here. It’s good to be reminded of them.
Hi, dontpanic23: good to see you here! I’ll get to work on those crowns right away!
I’m typing from a handheld, so this is just a “welcome”. More later!
QT
That’s cool, I’m not always adept at checking back to places I left tracks. Maybe it’s that OCD thing of not veering off the path very often (my kids do call me Monk). But I’ll be back around (or by default on Cesca).