| ▲ | account42 3 days ago | |
> Our background and gender are relevant to our life experiences and who we are as people. No, it's incredibly racist and sexist to think those things are the most important distinctions of who you are. | ||
| ▲ | jszymborski 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
I never said they are the "most important", but simply they are "important". Your race or gender isn't the totality of who you are, but it is surely a part of you, your identity, and how people treat you. To ignore it also perpetuates racism, even among well-intentioned folks. Here is some reading on the topic: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2022/09/28/newsflash... https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/color-b... A great book I can recommend is "Racism without racists" by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva https://search.worldcat.org/title/Racism-without-racists-:-c... | ||