Privileged anti-racism activists weaponize their own privilege against the system

Evidence

Anger at the system or the government for racial inequality is a basis for action for many activists who are members of privileged groups. Tim Wise, a European-American anti-racism activist says, “My job is to do everything in my power to resist collaborating with what I consider a truly evil system – nothing more, nothing less. It’s really about using my White (and male) privilege – as a weapon against the very system that bestows the privileges to begin with” (Brasel, 1999, p. 1). — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1868

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Oppressed groups can adopt and police the racist ideas used against them — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 516; Even antiracist leaders suppressed colorism critiques to protect their privilege — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 831; Antiracialism is whiteness by another name disarming antiracist struggle — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 126

Broader Connections

• Even antiracist leaders suppressed colorism critiques to protect their privilege #corroborates (0.88) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 831
• Oppressed groups can adopt and police the racist ideas used against them #expands (0.82) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 516
• Antiracialism is whiteness by another name disarming antiracist struggle #expands (0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 126