Resources To Learn About Racism

Since understanding racism and history are so essential to understanding the novel, I wanted to provide some easy-to-read posts written by Black racial issues bloggers on the subject. Most people aren't going to want to take the time to read anything heavier, and these short and to-the-point bits of information provided are super helpful. Some of the articles go beyond White on Black racism, and touch on cultural appropriation and people of color in general, though are still good reads and hepful in understanding racism on a global scale. The masterpost containing a wonderful collection of articles is linked here

The articles include as follows:

"It's Not My Fault I Was Born White: Basics of White Privelege"

"Racial Divide"

"Endless Examples of White Privilege"

"You Cannot Know What It's Like to Be a Racial Minority"

"Intersectional Feminism"

"White Privele Does Not Mean White People Have Perfect Lives"

"White Privilege and White Supremacy: A Presentation"

"You Will Never Experience Racism"

"Understanding White Privelege"

"White Privelege and Double Standards"

"Privilege Denial Bingo"

"Privelege and Cost"

"Check Your Privlege 101"

"Whiteness"

"Whiteness is Not a Culture"

"White Privelege and Racism"

"Deeply Embarrassed White People Talk About Race"

"When White Anti Racists Talk About 'Their Struggle'"

"White Privelege as a System"

"Are White People Racially Oppressed?"

"White People, the New Racial Minority"

"But People Don't Value Pale Skin!"

"There Is No Such Thing as Reverse Racism? Wrong"

"Racism vs. Not Racism"

"But White People Are Discriminated Against in Foreign Countries"

"The Myth of Reverse Racism: Why Cracker is Not N*****"

"Satire: A Step Wise Guide on Being Reverse Racist"

"Racism Against White People vs. Racism Against POCs"

"The Basics on Cultural Appropriation"

"Identifying Appropriation"

"But When We Wear It..."

"Why I Can't Wear It (Hipster Headdresses)"

"Not Yours"

"If You Take the Bindi"

"White People Do It Better"

"Multiculturalism and Appropriation"

"Cultural Appropriation and Portrayals in Print Media"

"Diminishing he Cultural Significance of the Bindi"

"The Cultural Appropriation Bingo"

"Why We're Fed Up of Your Responses"

"Identities Are Not Costumes"

"Hinduism and Appropriation"

"Religion and Privelege"

"Bindis Are Cool"

"Exotic India"

"What's Wrong With Cultural Appropriation"

"Racism, Bindis, and Ganesh Tattoos"

"But You're Speaking English"

"Cultural Appropriation Trolls"

"Guide to Being An Appropriation Douchefuck"

"New Age Culture Mixing"

"In Case You're Tired of the Prose, Here's Poetry"

"Why You Shouldn't Wear a Bindi"

"Appropriating and Sharing"

"Our Culture Is a Punchline Until It's a Trend"

"Homage Or Insult"

"Tattoos and Appropriation"

"Bollywood is Not Synonymous With Indian"

"College Party Costumes and Streotypes"

"Dotheads"

"Bindis and Racist Humor"

"Hundu Iconography"

"Misuse of Hindu Iconography"

"Your Appreciation Doesn't Help Us"

"Unoriginal Arguments Refuted"

"Quick Checklist: You Might Be Racist If"

"Your Opinion Isn't Necessary"

"Im Not Responsible For My Ancestors"

"The Kumbayah Myth"

"Proud to Be White"

"Good White Person"

"We Don't Hate White People"

"Brutality of Colonialism And Why You Can't Tell Us To Forget the Past"

"People Who Claim Not To See Race Are More Likely to Be Racist"

"All Races are Beautiful Said the White Girl"

"Race Bindness is a Luxury"

"Well, You're Racist For Calling Me Racist"

"I've Read About Its Significance, I Know What It Means"

"Angry Because Someone Called You Racist"

"We're Not All Like That"

"People Only Care About This Trivial Shit On the Internet"

"I Can't Apologize for Being Born White, It's Not My Fault"

"Why Can't You Tell Me What I'm Doing Wrong"

"It's Easy to Be Colorblind When You're White"

"A Diagrammatic Guide to White Tears"

"Conversations I'm Sick of Having With White People"

"Why Do You Hate White People"

"I'm Trying to Be CUltured"

"Sisyphean Conundrum"

"What Is Your Problem"

"We Are All Human, We All Bleed Red"

"It's Just a Bindi"

"How Not To Resond To Accusations of Racism"

"I'm Italian And 0.009% Native American"

"What White People Think Racism Means: A Venn Diagram"

"White Guilt"

"White Pride?"

"I LIke "Insert Foreign Country" I Want To Live There"

"You Have So Much Hate, FIghting Fire With Fire Won't Help You"

"BooHoo, Don't Call Me Racist"

"Not Everything Ended With Your Ancestors"

"The Racist Reaction"

"I Don't See Why That Is Racist"

"Crummy Apologies"

"What Can I Do Now? Listen"

"A Step Wise Guide"

"The Clueless White Person Bus"

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