Um. That is a tough question. I am not sure if I'm the right person to respond to that. Actually, I'm very certain I'm not the right person! ;)
But since you ask, I will try and answer, although this is all just me. I have seen several cases in which people (not you) have derailed conversations by turning to the oppression of various white people, including but not limited to Jews and the Irish. And I am not saying that oppression against these groups did not exist, or that they are somehow less important or more important than racism, because I think that oppression is horrible.
That said, you seem to be fairly clear about that part already, given that you've taken the time to think about it and ask, which I really, really appreciate. And I do think oppressions intersect and that looking at those intersections is extremely important, and of course I can see how a post on stereotypes in media would fit in with IBARW (though I'm not equating stereotypes of different people in media).
In conclusion: I don't know. I would love to see your post, and I am happy to have people contributing to IBARW. But I think it is up to you and your own comfort level about these things, because if nothing else, the past few days have shown that it's not always fun talking about race and racism (even though I like it when people do it!).
I hope that helps somewhat? I'm sorry I don't have a good answer.
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Thu, Aug. 2nd, 2007 12:04 am (UTC)But since you ask, I will try and answer, although this is all just me. I have seen several cases in which people (not you) have derailed conversations by turning to the oppression of various white people, including but not limited to Jews and the Irish. And I am not saying that oppression against these groups did not exist, or that they are somehow less important or more important than racism, because I think that oppression is horrible.
That said, you seem to be fairly clear about that part already, given that you've taken the time to think about it and ask, which I really, really appreciate. And I do think oppressions intersect and that looking at those intersections is extremely important, and of course I can see how a post on stereotypes in media would fit in with IBARW (though I'm not equating stereotypes of different people in media).
In conclusion: I don't know. I would love to see your post, and I am happy to have people contributing to IBARW. But I think it is up to you and your own comfort level about these things, because if nothing else, the past few days have shown that it's not always fun talking about race and racism (even though I like it when people do it!).
I hope that helps somewhat? I'm sorry I don't have a good answer.