09 October, 2010
A whiter shade of, er, bollocks
Writing in the Een Stannat, Lindsay Johns on Black-on-Black racism in London:
So while fully acknowledging the pernicious legacy of slavery and the ensuing pigmentocracy of much diaspora culture, we need more inter-shade tolerance within the black community. Darker-skinned black people have historically faced more prejudice in their everyday lives, but today the complex issues of identity and belonging affecting mixed-race people can be equally debilitating. Both dark- and light-skinned black people can be victims of prejudice, albeit in different ways.To make sure we haven't missed the point, Lindsay reminds us again that it is, of course, all Whitey's fault:
And let us be clear: black-on-black shadism pales into insignificance compared with the bigger picture of white-on-black racism. But we should nonetheless be mindful of the evils of shadism in any form.
With Black History Month already under way, it is worth remembering that the debate on racism is now far more nuanced; the traditional Manichean polarities of black and white are less applicable than ever.
Cor! 'Squiz' in the comments thread sums this nonsense up succinctly:
- been to college, have we?
Read the whole thing. It's priceless; every last word a gem.
Hmm! Just time for a game of the ethnic victimhood version of buzzword bingo before breakfast, methinks, with a jar of skin-lightening cream as the prize.
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I had the misfortune to pick up a discarded copy last night on the way home, and couldn't quite believe that I wasn't reading a hard copy of 'The Daily Mash' instead....
I also read this amusing drivel on the train home from work and decided to file it under 'token half-caste given a chance to write for a major London news paper'. If he had an email address I'd send him a link about last year's Kisii witch burnings back in his home continent...
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