Wise’s article, as usual, gets to the core of the argument, that being……it is not individual attitudes or one on one incidents of racism that pose the greatest problem. The greatest hinderance and obstacle for Black people in this country is INSTITUTIONAL RACISM that has created, and now sustains inequity. And as Tim further points out, by continuing to discount or not even consider the prominent role played by societal institutions, you also “conveniently” let off the hook the ones most responsible for creating the inequality…….Whites. (And for those of you “uncomfortable” with “naming names”, Tim Wise happens to be White himself.)

 

Until institutional racism, its sources and its impact, is addressed, comments like those of Holder’s (and like the “racist attitudes” perspective of the movie Crash) will always miss the mark.

 

Link: Eric Holder and the Whitewashing of Racism

 

(you may have to scroll down a little to get to the article)

 

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