But if you are honestly willing, it will sink in and begin to make sense. At first though, your untrained brain will come up with all kinds of denial strategies to avoid taking in the information offered (this might actually be happening right now as you read this text). Numerous essays and articles on the internet patiently put together by your friendly anti-racist activists explain everything you need to know to begin the process that will ultimately lead to a happier and more respectful interaction with all your fellow humans. What you need is a fundamental understanding of racism which will come in handy in almost every other life situation, too. It is a common misconception that in order to be able to understand the connection between imagery and racism, you would have to first and foremost have professional knowledge about art. Acknowledge this and arrive in the present.ΔΆ) Do a crash course in Critical Whiteness Their theories, their ideas of morality, beauty and knowledge have since been challenged by Black/POC (People of Color) poets, philosophers, playwrights etc. But then it becomes your problem, too, if you elect to continue their legacy as if they had not been dehumanising the majority of the people on the planet. Many of your renowned poets, philosophers and playwrights etc. Most Western contemporary art has grown out of a context shaped by coloniality and white heterosexist supremacy - among other forms of oppression.
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