“Every single PoC I know has trust issues with white people. Every one of them.” I think this is where the root of the issue can be found.I am glad you are sharing your experience. As I was sharing mine. My opinions on this do not come from MSM or social media, they come from talking, and more importantly, LISTENING to PoC and their experiences. And there is only as much divisiveness as we allow. My PoC friends are still friends, largely in part because I DO make an effort to listen and learn.
Feeling shame for what has happened in the past, and what continues to happen, doesn't mean "cancelling" white people, and I am really sorry if you feel your kids see you differently after learning the truth. That sucks and it isn't how it should be. But it is how it is, not because of MSM but because of racism itself. Every single PoC I know has trust issues with white people. Every one of them. Because of how white people have treated them. Every single one of them. That isn't made up, it isn't even propaganda, it is the abuses and racism they face every single day of their life, when they walk out their front door.
None of this erases abuses and fucked up shit that happens in other parts of the World. It doesn't minimize in any way. Multiple issues can exist at the same time. And do. And understanding that one may work differently from another is perfectly normal, and expected. Because they are different issues happening in different parts of the World, around different World views.
But again, this conversation about white privilege is surrounding Canada (or Western World), in our current climate and World view.
As for division, with truth it should happen LESS. Not more. If there is division, that means white people are still resisting accepting the truth, they are responding from a place of defensiveness instead of love.
As I see it. Nothing is bigger than you and I, it literally starts with us. One small step and all that jazz...
They now teach that you can’t be racist against white people but people feel it is okay to generalize white people and say they we don’t trust them. I think this is a problem.
I married a PoC so there is still some PoC that trust white people.
So IMO this is the problem that we find it perfectly acceptable to generalize all people such as white or PoC and think it is healthy to hold the attitude to not trust them because they are all the same or generalize them as PoC and assume they are underprivileged.
Society here accepts this thinking that it’s okay to generalize people based on colour or race. This is where the toxic starts normalizing that it’s okay to generalize people and make assumptions. This is where the education should focus. This is the inception of segregation and division. We should be getting away from this all together and figure out why this is happening and why people think this is okay. They already have the message out that white people can’t be trusted and this is normalized. They tell them are all white supremacist etc...this is a racist belief if anyone holds against anyone else because of a person or groups skin colour but they tech us you can’t be racist against white people.
We shouldn’t be even talking about skin colour anymore in this time and society where the whole world is within easy reach and everyone is mixing. We have no choice where we are born, what colour, religion or society family etc. These are picked for us and we are made to believe these define us. They don’t. These are things others have labeled us with because they are brainwashed by their culture and/or religion or ideology that tells them this is okay and perfectly healthy. We should choose ourselves how we define identity and label ourselves when we are mature enough and others should judge us based on our actions and behaviour not where we are born, colour of our skin etc. But in this society it is seen as perfectly fine and healthy to generalize people based on colour.
I think the problem is that people already assume where the problem is and it is white people. But this in itself IMO is the problem.
We should figure out how to make education more accessible to underprivileged community. Free education for everyone including university or college. How we can inspire and mentor kids in underprivileged community regardless of colour how we can empower them and tech an them to discover their potential and actualize this. We should change so many other things but it seems we are not focusing our energy where it will actually make a difference. It seems “we” already know where the problem is, who is responsible and what needs to be done.
This IMO is the problem. This IMO has already been normalized into us through these medium controlled by they few elites.
Do you think these people who have all the money in the world especially the ones who control the message through MSN and other forms being sent to us care what happens to us. They can easily afford private teachers and live on secluded islands with yachts and airplanes and mansions in all the major countries of the world while we segregate ourselves based on skin colour and how view view races based on factors and labels.