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ladyjax: My Rights as a Straight White Woman in Fandom: A Manifesto.
Take with a grain of hyperbole, but contains a few grains of truth in some of the reactions I've seen - and occasions a few defensive reactions in myself that I'll have to think about and examine.
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And a thought: I'm of Chinese descent, born and brought up in Australia (a white country). Most of my childhood friends were the same: Chinese-descent, born in Australia.
Are we white?
Is raciality or cultural identification to do with skin colour or culture or the way of thinking? And if so, how much?
( some stuff about Australia, race, culture, and the polyglot of Australian society )
Not exactly turning night to noon, perhaps, or comfortable self-examination, but some stuff for me to ponder on and to think about how to change my perceptions and reactions.
ladyjax: My Rights as a Straight White Woman in Fandom: A Manifesto.Take with a grain of hyperbole, but contains a few grains of truth in some of the reactions I've seen - and occasions a few defensive reactions in myself that I'll have to think about and examine.
--
And a thought: I'm of Chinese descent, born and brought up in Australia (a white country). Most of my childhood friends were the same: Chinese-descent, born in Australia.
Are we white?
Is raciality or cultural identification to do with skin colour or culture or the way of thinking? And if so, how much?
( some stuff about Australia, race, culture, and the polyglot of Australian society )
Not exactly turning night to noon, perhaps, or comfortable self-examination, but some stuff for me to ponder on and to think about how to change my perceptions and reactions.