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--- mixed_race_multiracial_erasure [2020/10/10 17:14] – radioangel
+++ mixed_race_multiracial_erasure [2020/10/10 17:31] – radioangel
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 Below you can find an example of how someone's identity and voice was assigned privilege based on the color of their skin.
-Ex. "Yeah, people shouldn't immediately discredit him because he's white, or assume that he is white, but you are going around says 'AKSHUALLY he's asian and pacific islander!!' is also erasing his mixed heritage??? why are you implying that he's not more white than anything else, even though he literally is? Just because he's not 'just' white doesn't magically make him better than if he WAS a generic white guy."
+**Ex.** //"Yeah, people shouldn't immediately discredit him because he's white, or assume that he is white, but you are going around says 'AKSHUALLY he's Asian and Pacific Islander!!' is also erasing his mixed heritage??? why are you implying that he's not more white than anything else, even though he literally is? Just because he's not 'just' white doesn't magically make him better than if he WAS a generic white guy."
+//
 This will take some time to unpack, but it's possible. Here's the issues with this comment.
-. It doesn't ask how the person identifies.
+  -  It doesn't ask how the person identifies.
-. It assigns the individual an overarching race.
+  - It uses [[blood quantum]].
-. It uses [[blood quantum]].
+  -  It assigns the individual an overarching race.
-. Then it disregards the individual completely.
+  -  Then it disregards the individual completely.
-But
+There's a lot more that could be parsed from this comment, but we will leave it for now.