white privilege
-
What Does Jon Snow Know? How to be a Privileged Ally
Along with approximately one hundred million other people, this past weekend I excitedly welcomed Game of Thrones back onto my TV screen. I even made a themed pie: While some have chosen to abstain from watching,[1] those of us tracking… Continue reading
-
How Our Theology Keeps Us Racist
How could it be possible for a group of Christians to think twice about collectively condemning white supremacy? Many were asking this question last month as we watched the drama of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention unfold… Continue reading
-
God’s Presence in God’s Country
When I watched God’s Country I was not horrified at them, I was horrified that my faith, my religion, my God, could be twisted to ends that seemed to me to be at cross purposes with my vision for the… Continue reading
-
Whiteness and Inheritance: A Humble Proposal
I don’t much like the term “white privilege.” Mainly the term strikes me as an interpersonal framework that gets substituted on when talking about structural oppression. It also carries an assumption of being necessarily a positive or beneficial thing to the… Continue reading
-
To My White Nationalist Brothers, Again
Dear Matt Parrot, Let me start by saying clearly that I am saddened by the denial of the eucharist to Matthew Heimbach. I understand why it was done, at least according to the (rightly) limited information made public. But I… Continue reading
-
Adventures in Missing the Point
I’ve been trying to write a blog post for the last few weeks now… ever since a good friend of mine pointed out this post to me, where Bo Sanders offers a proposal arguing that “privilege is not racism, sexism,… Continue reading
-
“Look, a White!” Mitt Romney Edition
(This post represents my second attempt to shed a light on whiteness. To read about the background and inspiration for this project, click here and read the sections entitled, “Look, a Negro” and “Look, a white.”) This past weekend, author… Continue reading
-
“Look, A White!” Ann Romney Edition
“Look, a Negro!” In his classic text, Black Skin, White Masks, Martiniquan anti-colonial activist and intellectual Frantz Fanon famously narrates an incident in which a young white boy points at him, proclaiming, “Look, a Negro!” Growing ever more frightened, the… Continue reading
-
Will We Be Extremists for Hate or for Love?
“I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that… Continue reading