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Topic	USC unveils campus mural that says "Dismantle Whiteness"
Giant_Aspirin 04/11/18 3:54:37 PM #83:	The Admiral posted... Giant_Aspirin posted... thinking about this a bit more, i don't think the artist's definition of "whiteness" in this case matters. the language used is reactionary and counter to the intention the piece has of "starting a discussion". the very folks we need to have this discussion with are going to immediately shut down and reject the conversation when it sounds so aggressive aka the folks who we need to have that conversation with are not going to be receptive to a conversation that starts with such language. good idea, poor execution. and that's my official $0.02. @s0nicfan Could have just as easily said "dismantle privilege," but they deliberately chose a word that was inflammatory, and they deserve the accusations of racism for it. And I have no doubts that some/many of the people who sponsored that actually are racist against whites and think this is a "cute" way to express that without being publicly ostracized. yup. and it took me a while to figure this out, but if you want someone to be receptive to your message you need to use language that appeals to them. the moment you start using incendiary words you cause the person you want listening to you to shut down, basically silencing your own message. it's counter-productive. --- Playing: Songs of the Deep (PC) *(~);} - It seems like all this life was just a dream - {;(~)* <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:899478278] in USC unveil... [t:76507484]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>thinking about this a bit more, i don't think the artist's definition of "whiteness" in this case matters. the language used is reactionary and counter to the intention the piece has of "starting a discussion". the very folks we need to have this discussion with are going to immediately shut down and reject the conversation when it sounds so aggressive aka the folks who we need to have that conversation with are not going to be receptive to a conversation that starts with such language. good idea, poor execution. and that's my official $0.02. @s0nicfan</quote> Could have just as easily said "dismantle privilege," but they deliberately chose a word that was inflammatory, and they deserve the accusations of racism for it. And I have no doubts that some/many of the people who sponsored that actually are racist against whites and think this is a "cute" way to express that without being publicly ostracized.</quote> yup. and it took me a while to figure this out, but if you want someone to be receptive to your message you need to use language that appeals to them. the moment you start using incendiary words you cause the person you want listening to you to shut down, basically silencing your own message. it's counter-productive. --- Playing: Songs of the Deep (PC) (~);} - It seems like all this life was just a dream - {;(~)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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