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michaelalalalala:

marxisforbros:

“You don’t come back in here until you’ve apologized to every person in this room, Because you just exercised a freedom that none of these people of color have. When these people of color get tired of racism, they can’t just walk out, because there’s no place in this country where they aren’t going to be exposed to racism. They can’t even stay in their own homes and not be exposed to racism if they turn on their television. But you, as a white female, when you get tired of being judged and treated unfairly on the basis of your eye color, you can walk out that door, and you know it won’t happen out there. You exercised a freedom they don’t have. If you’re going to be in here you’re going to apologize to every person of color in this room. And do it now.”

“I’m sorry there’s racism in this country—

“BULLSHIT! No, you’re not going to say ‘I’m sorry there’s racism.’ You’re going to apologize for what YOU just did.”

“I will not apologize because it’s not a matter of race always—”

“OUT.”

I remember watching this in my highschool psych class, and the thing that I found the most shocking was how these white people just could not handle being teased. The points made are all brilliant, but that was the only thing that legitimately shocked me. I thought for an experiment like this to have worked it would have taken days and days for somebody to crack. But these special snowflakes started cracking almost immediately. 

This was really great, here’s part one if anyone is interested in watching the whole thing: The Angry Eye Part 1

I felt this worked well with the young kids that the experiment was first done on but I do have problems with how it is being done now. They aren’t being special snowflakes for cracking under this pressure, they’ve been put in a situation that they don’t know how to react in and that is very high pressure. If you put anyone under this type of pressure, no matter what race or ethnicity some would crack, and find it higly distressing.

This is such a white perspective of racism and I don’t think this lesson will work. It assumes that only white people can be racist, which is completly untrue. Racism happens between all racial groups, its not ‘white people being horrible to black people’. If experiencing prejudice and oppression based on a physical factor would ‘enlighten’ you to the error of your ways then there would be a lot less racism in the world, but it doesn’t stop people who are treated in a racist manner from treating other people in a racist manner in the real world, so do not see why it would work after a few days in a class room.

I find the lady in question very aggresive and so stuck on proving her narrow view that she doesn’t step back and have a look at the wider picture. No individual is blameable for racism. Everybody is a little bit racist, no matter what race you are, everyone has a few preconcieved prejudices and notions that they migth not even be aware of. Blaming one group of people for being white, trying to make them feel responsible for all the bad things that happen in this world will change nothing, you have to change the wider society, the media, the government, the laws and yes the way to do that is through the people. But no by abusing the people. Playing the blame game will get people no where.

I remeber when this lady came to England and did this, it didn’t work out very well. Everyone in the experiment was very confused as whether they were supposed to rebell against her or go along with it for the sake of the experiment. It’s interesting to see how these guys went along with it much easier.

(Source: vegtablez, via hermitwithfriends)