What is white culture
I’m going to go ahead and stop you before you even start. I know what’s about to come out of your mouth. It’s not Scottish dancing, your nonna’s tiramisu, or German polka. Ethnicity and nationality are not the same as race. Yes, every white person has an ethnic heritage we’re proud of, and that is wonderful and nobody is trying to take that away from you, but it does not unite all white people together. Your lutefisk does not call to me, and maybe you can’t stand the sound of bagpipes that stir my heart. And that is totally ok!
So, what does unite white people in this country? What are the thoughts, customs, and social institutions that bind us as a people? What binds Scottish, German, Italian, Greek, Irish, and Swedish(among others) Americans? The answer is very simple, and you’re really not going to like it, but here it is: white supremacy. white supremacy connects all white people, and determines who is and isn’t considered white in the entire western world. It surpasses any and all nationality or ethnicity-based cultures. Also, please don’t come at me with the groups of people who used to not be considered white. You’re here now, with the full privileges whiteness grants us, so you don’t get an exemption.
Study the links below about the different elements of white supremacy culture, and see yourself in them. I promise you that you will. Of all the aspects of white supremacy, I think the most pervasive and damaging to others is our insistence on individuality. Seeing ourselves as single people and not part of a greater collective is what keeps us from dismantling white supremacy. It’s the built-in mechanism that keeps white supremacy from ever being dismantled. It’s our greatest hurdle to overcome, and the reason why we’re even having this conversation in the first place, because you’re just you, right? You’re a great person and you don’t hate anybody, and that’s all there is to you. But what if you and I teamed up? What if you and I and all our white family and friends and neighbors teamed up? Suddenly we’re are a stronger group. A collective. We are mighty. We can actually act collectively and make a change. This connects back to “white as default.”
15 Pillars of white supremacy by Johnathan Perkins
6 Additional Pillars of white Supremacy By Johnathan Perkins
To dismantle white supremacy means to destroy the culture that binds us. It means destroying the white race, whiteness, and leaves us equal to everybody else in this country. It sounds pretty scary, but if we remember that everybody else in this country just wants to be treated with respect and equity, and isn’t out to “get us,” we can see there’s nothing to fear.
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