ext_6327 ([identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/peasant_/) wrote in [personal profile] alixtii 2008-02-27 06:05 pm (UTC)

Re: To save you a trip to my profile page, I live in the UK

My original comment was describing a perceived difference in the general culture of the US as opposed to the general culture of the UK, and positing the theory that this difference was contributing to why so many discussions between Brits and Americans on race result in the Brits apparently denying the existence of racism.

I was not saying that I personally thought there was no racism in Britain.
I was not saying that I thought that every single other Brit believed that racial matters are best viewed as an attempt to avoid disrupting harmony.
I was not saying that I personally think there is something particularly wrong with viewing racial matters in Britain as a conflict.

I am describing a difference between the two countries as I perceive it.
I am, coincidentally as a result of issues brought up in the comments, stating that I do not believe the 'patriarchy' model of society and all the things that follow from believing in it.
I am characterising certain stances and beliefs as 'American' simply because I have predominantly seen them stated by Americans and heard an awful lot of Brits describe them as a load of old bollocks, but I am willing to accept that there are plenty of Brits who believe in those things and Americans who don't.
And finally I am, right now, trying to prove to myself that it is possible for me to discuss racism in public with strangers because it is clearly an issue that matters to me since I just can't seem to leave it alone.

What was it that I said that made you think I wanted to privilege white opinions over non-white?

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