There’s also another trend I see yanks do where they go so all-in on “teehee white people no seasoning” they run away from anything they deem to be “white” - hence the dunking on salt that was a trend a year or so ago. Some sort of weird reverse white saviour I see people do, like they try to say “i’m one of the good ones or something”. I think it’s a mix of all three: Racism, colonialism and I don’t know what to call the last thing… Neoliberalism? Tokenism?
I think it’s lazy. It’s a way to signal anti-whiteness without actually doing anything. Being in community is hard, organizing is hard, reading books is hard, working through theory is hard, but making fun of white culture is really easy.
There’s also another trend I see yanks do where they go so all-in on “teehee white people no seasoning” they run away from anything they deem to be “white” - hence the dunking on salt that was a trend a year or so ago. Some sort of weird reverse white saviour I see people do, like they try to say “i’m one of the good ones or something”. I think it’s a mix of all three: Racism, colonialism and I don’t know what to call the last thing… Neoliberalism? Tokenism?
sometimes i hear about the dumbest shit and realize i’m not as online as i think i am
I think it’s lazy. It’s a way to signal anti-whiteness without actually doing anything. Being in community is hard, organizing is hard, reading books is hard, working through theory is hard, but making fun of white culture is really easy.
You know what’s easy AND helps build community? Making big bowl of porridge for all to enjoy