Carl Brandon Society blog

Weblog of the Carl Brandon Society, dedicated to improving the visibility of people of colour in the speculative genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism, etc. (moderated jointly by CBS Steering Committee members).

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

25 ways to tokenize or alienate a non-white person around you

... (or, 25 examples of the racism we witness on a regular basis)

by basil, billie, qwo-li, jenn and colin


Examples:

11. ask a native person; "do you make your own jewelry?"

12. use the identity of white anti-racist as a shield against accusations of racism.


(thanks to Walking the Walls for the pointer.

As a game, I started counting how many of the 25 I've experienced. Stopped when I'd gotten to 10 and was barely half-way through the list.

-nalo