Emma Dabiri Instagram – The racial categories #black and #white the architecture of race as we understand it today are 17th century inventions necessary to shore up the logic of racial capitalism.
The #preference (lol) for lighter complexioned people with longer and looser hair textures in black communities is rooted in the stigma that came to be associated with black features in this period and is an expression of #whitesupremacy, can we just be fr fr on that ? Because if we can’t even speak honestly on it we have little hope of ever healing from it. (I feel like of every where I’ve lived Britain is the biggest mess on this topic).
When Toni Morrison says the function of racism is distraction I often think of the years I’ve pored into learning, teaching and writing about this stuff, when my passions are not actually #racism (funnily enough) but philosophy consciousness ✌🏽 . Link to this mad stimulating chat with @jaydagmusic on @heres.hoping.podcast in stories | Posted on 07/Feb/2025 22:09:56
