To some degree, yes, shows like BSG mix up the racial cast. On the other hand, people have pointed out that the Capricans were all white, while one of the other 'tribes' who tended to get the bad rap (I think it might have been Sagitrons?) were POCs; the black Dee is considered 'sloppy seconds' to the white Kara in the romance stakes for Lee Adama - both in fandom and to Lee; and other than Sharon Valerii, there is no COC in the main cast. Helo passes as white in spite of the actor's First Nation heritage, as does Bill Adama in spite of EJO being Hispanic.
And all this compounds and adds to the already-pervasive view that coloured people have no stories to tell, nothing important to say, nothing to teach white people about life and living that isn't inferior to what the whites already know.
I'd say you're less 'hardwired' and more 'socialised', which puts a responsibility on you (and me and everyone else on God's green Earth) to keep an eye on that subconscious bias that creeps in.
But if it is, it's subconsciously.
And this is the heart of the problem: a lot of the people currently out there, bitching commenting about the mean and nasty POC who are calling them on their privilege have simply absorbed the racism that pervades our society.
Some people don't want to change or reframe their perspectives: that's their choice. I want to not only learn, but grow and change and become a better, fairer person through that self-examination and the painful process of being thwapped upside the head when I've tripped over my own privilege.
Re: Read this one instead. My and my typos. :D
And all this compounds and adds to the already-pervasive view that coloured people have no stories to tell, nothing important to say, nothing to teach white people about life and living that isn't inferior to what the whites already know.
I'd say you're less 'hardwired' and more 'socialised', which puts a responsibility on you (and me and everyone else on God's green Earth) to keep an eye on that subconscious bias that creeps in.
But if it is, it's subconsciously.
And this is the heart of the problem: a lot of the people currently out there,
bitchingcommenting about the mean and nasty POC who are calling them on their privilege have simply absorbed the racism that pervades our society.Some people don't want to change or reframe their perspectives: that's their choice. I want to not only learn, but grow and change and become a better, fairer person through that self-examination and the painful process of being thwapped upside the head when I've tripped over my own privilege.
Does that make sense?