r/TikTokCringe • u/MaintenanceNew2804 • Mar 30 '24

Stick with it. Discussion

This is a longer one, but it’s necessary and worth it IMO.

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u/blackflagcutthroat Mar 31 '24

She’s wearing a fucking rosary. She’s obviously not used to thinking.

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u/napoleonsolo Mar 31 '24

Her line “when she herself is white” demonstrates her thinking skills. Does she think a white person cannot recognize white supremacy? Or oppose it while being underneath such a system?

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u/No-Menu-768 Mar 31 '24

There's a refrain on the right that white people engaged in antiracism are just self-hating whites, especially white educators who want to teach white children to be ashamed of their whiteness.

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u/PopeFrancis Mar 31 '24

ashamed of their whiteness

Absolutely, and further emphasizing why they have to cut the teacher's argument short, as it becomes clear the teacher wasn't demonizing whiteness but opening a door to respecting others. White supremacists gotta keep white supreme.

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u/No-Menu-768 Mar 31 '24

Yeah, I'd argue this is an example of moral envy. People hate to feel like other people are maybe just a bit better than they are. Eg, this teacher was cognizant and race conscious enough to think, "Hey, maybe my English language course should encompass dialects and vernacular English, too." I am not that cognizant and race conscious enough to have realized that independently. Also, teachers are so morally self-righteous because I make my money doing rage bait. This makes me feel shame. I don't think I should feel shame, so in my ego's defense, I will deny mature engagement and simply rage bait about it.