Comments on: Five Small Contributions: On Being A Queer Person of Color

By: Josselyn

Josselyn — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:43:00 +0000

Just read this again and I’m floored again. Love this, and y’all, so much.
qpoc looooveeee

By: Creatrix Tiara

Creatrix Tiara — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:55:46 +0000

“what the hell are you” hahahaha YES

By: Creatrix Tiara

Creatrix Tiara — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:53:21 +0000

I agree. I grew up Bangladeshi (a racial minority) in Malaysia, where Malays hold the same dominance as White folk in Western countries – more overtly so. I faced horrid racism growing up and get really angry when people dismiss this as “that’s not really racism” because no White people were involved. I appreciated this article, it’s really important to hear voices that can be related to, but at the same time let’s remember not to assume that American racial politics are the same or indicative of *world* racial politics.

By: spindrift

spindrift — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:01:09 +0000

thank you for this.

By: mulltigrain

mulltigrain — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:33:52 +0000

But kpee, it is obviously not as simple as white skin privilege. Carmen writes about having pale skin and blue eyes and considers herself to be a woman of colour. Is it about hair privilege, too? Jk, I know it must have something to do with experiences. But for readers who are not from the States, the term is a little confusing. In Australia there are many Greeks, Italians, Maltese and Spanish people who would relate to the experiences of latino people of colour in the U.S. Also, in my multicultural community, I often find that “white” is mainly used to describe people of Anglo-Saxon heritage, so I am still getting my head around the way it is used in the U.S.

I don’t want to derail this thread, I just want to understand this complex term a little better.

By: christel

christel — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:46:54 +0000

Thank you all for sharing these stories. Here is one more – a fantastic piece written by my friend Kagure on her family’s stance that homosexuality is unafrican: http://holaafrica.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/a-little-longer-a-plea-for-full-existence/

By: gabrielle

gabrielle — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:28:44 +0000

brittani,

you are so articulate. i’m floored. did you go to school somewhere? and do you read things like books and have feelings?

holy crap.

By: bra

bra — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:55:55 +0000

I was not serious about that question, kind of like “what about the menz?” when talking about women’s issues.

But yea it was that or I was going to say about white people taking up space for poc to talk about the shades of whitness as “you want *this* too!!?”

By: lyricmelody

lyricmelody — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:43:28 +0000

i don’t think the term person of color glosses over anyone’s ethnic identity. it’s a catch all term that denotes racial disntinctions (which are socially constructed, but still have real life consequences for people who are not white) in many western countries, and yes mainly united states.

By: lyricmelody

lyricmelody — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:35:38 +0000

and i also want to add an example for those who STILL might not get it, but i wouldn’t go on a thread talking about the issues that transwomen encounter and try and derail the conversation and make it about the issues that i encounter as a cisgendered woman. that would be insensitive to say the least.

By: lyricmelody

lyricmelody — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:30:11 +0000

again, this is not the thread to talk about it. this is about people of color, and it’s more then okay and completely justified for people of color to have a space and time where we are allowed to freely discuss our experiences. and i don’t know about you but i’ve read and encountered a lot about white people and the distinctions of whiteness and different white ethnicities in my lifetime. i’m not going to apologize for wanting a space where poc air their feelings and where other people use it as an opportunity to listen without co-opting the conversation.

By: bra

bra — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:14:49 +0000

But, but what about the “non-wonderbread” whitez?