So post President Biden’s inauguration speech, we’re going to see more #SouthernStrategy rhetoric emerge.
In particular, white folk being upset about the terms “racism” and “racist.”
And, I’m going to share response technique that my mother always used to clarity her points...
Even then racism will be met as an abstract. It’s why even overt racism doesn’t always register.
See; domestic terror attack on the US Capitol.
Condemn the actions not the person.
It’s a great way to dismantle the tactics and put a spotlight on what racism is.
Here’s examples of my mom doing it...
“You’re not stupid, but what you did was stupid.”
This allowed her to correct me by examining my actions, extrapolating deeds and their effect on others.
But once you start talking about words, their actions, and impact, you create more ground to discuss racism than just their getting huffy over the word.