Comments on: Anti-racist Parenting

By: Eye-pulling question « American Family

Eye-pulling question « American Family — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:13:55 +0000

[...] day, she might look back and be embarrassed– just like I look back at many of the things I thought and did in the past. I would rather put my energy into educating and protecting my own [...]

By: What Do White Parents Think of Asian Boyfriends? — AMWW Magazine

What Do White Parents Think of Asian Boyfriends? — AMWW Magazine — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:38:54 +0000

[...] but I’ve learned what that really means — acknowledging things like white privlege, and learning how to talk about race. That’s something I really need to learn, especially if I have [...]

By: alice

alice — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:52:00 +0000

Found you through homesick home, and now I’m hooked. THANK YOU for writing about this, and for not shying away from these topics. Hearing about the struggles that other people have in working towards anti-racism is so valuable, because it’s good to feel not alone, and stories of ‘how I’m trying to unpack my white privelege’ don’t have a lot of appropriate spaces.

Thank you.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:09:12 +0000

Brilliant post, A. Thank you for putting this out there. I stand with you. I have stories to tell of my childhood — growing up as one of the few white families in our neighborhood in Detroit. I used to feel as if I could never be racist because of my childhood experiences of being the minority. But looking back, subtle (and not so subtle) racism was ingrained into the lessons taught to me as a child. Especially by older relatives. I never even recognized it. You’ve given me much to think about since I’ve started reading here (and CHARM, though it’s quiet there now).

I came across the ARP link on a KAD blog the other day. I haven’t had much time to navigate through it yet, but it’s now my priority read this week.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:55:21 +0000

I agree with you about “inherent” racism because of white priveledge. I am white, have lots of friends of colour and didn’t really experience blatent racism until we went to the US for a soccer tournament in my early teens. I have my degree in Anthropology and through that process of learning, I learned all about my own enthnocentrism and white priveledge. Yikes. Racism isn’t always blatent but it exists and I catch myself and others all the time. It is a real challenge to be completely “non-racist” no matter what your cultural background is. The most important piece of information I ever learned was that there is only one race – the human race – and we all look different because of environmental factors that shaped our bodies to best thrive in our different parts of the world. This concept is difficult for people to grasp but when they do, it is an amazing transformation. Thanks for posting this – I am married to a man from a different culture (he doesn’t look much different from me but his culture sure is) and it is great that conversations are going on about this topic.