The thing about white seupremacy is that it is much farther reaching than most of us are willing to accept. In fact, it wrecks our brains
to even fathom the possibilities, the outcomes, and the history of white
supremacy. This could be a book, yeah there are
many books on the subject already; books that go mostly untouched and
unheard of from most people, especially my generation Xers, Yers and millinias.
White Supremacy got Black people so twisted in the game that
we think the most lowly insult ever attributed to our people is a term of
endearment: nigga. White Supremacy
got Muslim men the world over requesting “a fair-skinned wife.” White Supremacy
got Indians spending $450 million per year on skin bleaching cream. It got
women the world over praying that their child is light so that they may have a
better life.
White Supremacy got us talking about how black is evil and
white is pure – yes we still thinking and talking like this in 2013! Got little
black girls who used to love their fluffy cottony hair looking at it with
sudden disdain because their mommas complain and gripe while combing out their
nappy hair, “Dang girl, your hair is too
thick, too tight. I can’t wait to run
a straightening comb through this stuff.
You ain’t get this from my side of the family!” Then she looks up at the television and sees Beyonce
rocking that long blonde wig, swinging it in circles while the crowd ooohs and
ahhhs. Then the little girl bows her head in shame as her stomach turns, feeling
the seeds of self-hatred sprouting within her.
The thing about white supremacy is that is ain’t just about
White people. It’s an ideology; a thought process. If a Mexican refuses service
to a black man because of his skin color, can we call it white supremacy? Hell
yeah! The most successful thing white supremacy has done is that it trained us
to hate ourselves and hate anyone else who is different; different from white.
Since September 11, 2001, Muslims have really been feeling
the heat. Especially immigrant Muslims. Before 9/11 they did quite fine just
blending into the backdrop of our multicultural country. But after 9/11 white
supremacy reared it’s ugly head. You see, the blueprint for hate has already
been written, so all we need to do is dig it up whenever we feel fearful.
Because that’s what it’s all about right? You heard the Tea Party loud and
clear, “WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK!” They are scared as hell, and they should be.
If total domination and supremacy over all is their sole goal, then yes, they can foresee their enevitable demise in a country and world that is becoming more Hispanic, more Asian, more Black, more Muslim, and more accepting of peoples differences.
But they still got that good ole' white supremacy blueprint to fall back on. And as
long as a black woman only thinks she’s beautiful with her hair straight, and
refer’s to herslf as “Celie” and “a slave” when her hair is in her natural
God-given state. As long as nigga is a term of endearment. As long
as we are fearful of black men- especially the dark ones - especially the ones
who are in groups - especially the ones who don’t say “how high?” when the
master says “jump.” Yes… as long as all of that is still ingrained in us, white
supremacy is still running the show.
As Celie from The Colored Purple said, "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
