(and thank you for the line on LJ Queen Educator on Cultural Issues, right now it's feeling very like I am some sort of whistle blower or something)
I think my list of things to worry about is:
(and I'm very sorry, this is incredibly ranty)
1. Don't make all conversations about race conversations about whiteness and how all people are becoming racially diverse. Sure, they may be, but skin color still does make a difference, no matter how much people would like to think it doesn't.
2. Worry about historical context. Worry about race relations as they are. The easy answer is to say "Fuck it!" but the ability to say "Fuck it" and go off and not worry is a privilege and should be acknowledged as such.
3. Stop trying to make the conversation about why there is no such thing as cultural authenticity! I know this! I am a living embodiment of this! But it doesn't make the question of cultural appropriation less relevant. Also, saying it while saying that you're a mix of "Anglo, German, Irish, etc." makes it feel like you're trying to say that you, too, are racially diverse (which you are), but ignoring the fact of skin color and racism and things people can tell without even having to say anything.
Er, I probably have a lot more ranty things... yes... Uh, was that helpful?
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Thu, Jun. 1st, 2006 06:42 pm (UTC)(and thank you for the line on LJ Queen Educator on Cultural Issues, right now it's feeling very like I am some sort of whistle blower or something)
I think my list of things to worry about is:
(and I'm very sorry, this is incredibly ranty)
1. Don't make all conversations about race conversations about whiteness and how all people are becoming racially diverse. Sure, they may be, but skin color still does make a difference, no matter how much people would like to think it doesn't.
2. Worry about historical context. Worry about race relations as they are. The easy answer is to say "Fuck it!" but the ability to say "Fuck it" and go off and not worry is a privilege and should be acknowledged as such.
3. Stop trying to make the conversation about why there is no such thing as cultural authenticity! I know this! I am a living embodiment of this! But it doesn't make the question of cultural appropriation less relevant. Also, saying it while saying that you're a mix of "Anglo, German, Irish, etc." makes it feel like you're trying to say that you, too, are racially diverse (which you are), but ignoring the fact of skin color and racism and things people can tell without even having to say anything.
Er, I probably have a lot more ranty things... yes... Uh, was that helpful?