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So I've noticed this more and more on blogs and amateur journalist articles regarding the topic of race....the word "colonizers". At first, I thought it was a joke...meant satirically....though I never really saw the humor in it.
Then I noticed it wasn't just those blogs and amatuer articles...it started popping up in regular dialogue with certain people. I realized that, of course, it only refers to white people and is meant entirely as an insult. I started thinking, "who comes up with this stuff anyway?"....then I watched the movie Black Panther and made the connection. There's a scene or two where a helpful white character is derogatorily referred to as a "colonizer".
So I looked into it and found several articles mentioning this. One which did the most explaining was in The Root (warning, mild language in article in case you're easily offended)....
https://www.google.com/amp/s/verysm...d-for-problematic-white-people-1823338348/amp
I understand that a lot of people have probably never read The Root...and good for you if you don't. It's basically the black equivalent of Stormfront....and I'd guess at least half of the articles are about how awful white people are.
If you're not inclined to read the short article, it explains how black people have been searching for a good racial slur for whites for decades, and the various reasons they don't tend to stick. It explains how calling white people "colonizers" is the equivalent of calling non-whites "savages" (in that they refer to a historical contrxt) It then goes on to encourage everyone to try it out for a few months and see how well it works.
Personally, I'm not offended by the term colonizer....I'm more concerned with the attitude of so many who actually believe that coming up with new racial slurs is a worthwhile pursuit. We've taken some huge steps away from the dream of MLK.
What do you think? Relatively harmless or shameless racism towards whites?
Then I noticed it wasn't just those blogs and amatuer articles...it started popping up in regular dialogue with certain people. I realized that, of course, it only refers to white people and is meant entirely as an insult. I started thinking, "who comes up with this stuff anyway?"....then I watched the movie Black Panther and made the connection. There's a scene or two where a helpful white character is derogatorily referred to as a "colonizer".
So I looked into it and found several articles mentioning this. One which did the most explaining was in The Root (warning, mild language in article in case you're easily offended)....
https://www.google.com/amp/s/verysm...d-for-problematic-white-people-1823338348/amp
I understand that a lot of people have probably never read The Root...and good for you if you don't. It's basically the black equivalent of Stormfront....and I'd guess at least half of the articles are about how awful white people are.
If you're not inclined to read the short article, it explains how black people have been searching for a good racial slur for whites for decades, and the various reasons they don't tend to stick. It explains how calling white people "colonizers" is the equivalent of calling non-whites "savages" (in that they refer to a historical contrxt) It then goes on to encourage everyone to try it out for a few months and see how well it works.
Personally, I'm not offended by the term colonizer....I'm more concerned with the attitude of so many who actually believe that coming up with new racial slurs is a worthwhile pursuit. We've taken some huge steps away from the dream of MLK.
What do you think? Relatively harmless or shameless racism towards whites?
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If I remember right, those who were sent to work on the planet as terrafarmers were nicknamed colonizers.
