Ways in which I struggle with racist thought
Although the lessons and advice given in 202006011540 are generally enlightening and perspective-changing, I think that in many ways, I still struggle to internalize them completely. This is a list of the ways in which I think I still think based on race.
- Although the reasons why a certain cultural group is in the position they’re in is very clear to me, it’s still hard for me to be okay with the behavior. Looting is a particular, but not the only example. Just because centuries of oppression have led a community to turn to drug-dealing and violence, that doesn’t make drug dealing and violence okay. - At the same time, I don’t think that’s necessarily a racist thing.
- Subconsciously, I don’t think I associate the black community with the same level of academic capability when I think about them at least.
- Jacob Avelino, the black guy who was interviewing with me for Codebase one semester. I immediately latched onto his snakiness, and internally thought that he might be using the fact that he’s black as an advantage for himself, as it gives him a pretty good “diversity card” to play. I don’t challenge that he worked super hard for it and that he was very talented and driven which let him get what he wanted. It was just the small suspicion in my head that I’m not very happy about.
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