MrL sent me this link today. The subject line of her email was: The Race War is Coming.Tally ho indeed, my white friend.
The article describes how whites are now numeric minorities in various parts of the US of A. Boo fucking hoo. Let me remind white people that while they are now outnumbered their power and privilege still exists. Somehow whites have--throughout history--managed to dominate over large populations of people despite being outnumbered. Some examples: apartheid South Africa, Spanish conquest in Mexico, and Americans and the First Peoples/indigenous/Native Americans, etc.
The article highlights that this shift in numbers is creating an unwarranted fear in white people and a mounting backlash against racial/ethnic minorities, especially Latinos. Not so surprisingly the white people are most concerned about this are the same ones who are against "illegal" immigrants and have names like "Bubba" and "Big Joe".
Nevertheless, tensions are rising (again) in America. But white people really don't have much to worry about. Their privilege is OK. I repeat: *bullhorn* White people of America, your privilege is safe."
For now.
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