Tim Wise Speaks on Myths of "Post-Racial" Politics pt 1 of 5

Tim Wise, http://www.timwise.org/ , has emerged over the past decade as one of the most eloquent and forceful white people speaking for racial justice. He is the author of five books, including the 2010 Color Blind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity. Wise is a frequent speaker on campuses across the country and a regular commentator in mainstream media, including this interview on Tavis Smiley's ...PBS show, http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/201008/20100812.html . ?

Wise's other books include: Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama; White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son; Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White; and Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male.?A panel after the lecture will feature Austin activists who will respond to Wise's remarks and describe local efforts to build a more just society.

?Donations for this event will benefit 5604 Manor, a progressive community center, http://5604manor.org/ .

?The event is sponsored by St. James' Episcopal Church, http://www.stjamesaustin.org/ St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, http://staopen.com/ and the University of Texas Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/index.php

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[MultiBullet18]

@ElectricPineapple79 He is not a racist, he is actually a well-spoken, conscious man who isn't afraid of speaking the truth.

[tainocus]

@HappyHappyDeath In other words white people can have political, cultural and economic empowerment but so should everyone else without being seen as lower or inferior through the system of whiteness.

[BowToMySkill]

@tainocus you are such a dumbass... why cant it be called "blackness" then... because the jews hate WHITE PEOPLE

[BowToMySkill]

@tainocus the only white people he was killing were communist traitors. you are a fucking moron please learn history.

[tainocus]

@BowToMySkill Yea and you dont think hitler was killing white people? LOL your praising a man for killing off EVERYONE. If he would have won he would have killed every non-nazi meaning anyone of your ancestors that isnt a nazi would have gotten killed meaning you wouldnt be looking at this video...AWESOME GUY RIGHT?!?

[tainocus]

@BowToMySkill You are really ignorant, whiteness IS NOT A COLOR, anyone who is privileged or tries to dominate or spread hate against another group is part of whiteness. That could mean jews, blacks, latinos, europeans etc.

[tainocus]

@TheBrewskiBaby I think you are ignorant of what Tim Wise actually says pick up his books first and understand what he is saying before calling him a devil also this shows how people use religion in order to "demonize" someone and spread their beliefs.

[tainocus]

Finally, the last thing I would like to say is that like Robert Change proposes in his "Radical Democracies" the movement is not based on identity it is based on attitude. For example non-privileged or privileged whites can join forces with other groups of people in order to destroy the social domination that whiteness (not a color but organization) creates. So my answer is while I dont think the idea of cultural empowerment should disappear whiteness as a system must be destroyed.

[tainocus]

Furthermore, i want to make this distinction: a black man can be part of whiteness. For example, Obama is a puppet of whiteness. Tim Wise outlines in his book "Colorblind" that they make you believe there is this tension between White Republicans and the Black liberal democrat when really all they want is to perpetuate hegemony which leads to imperialism->colonization->dom­ination which all = whiteness.

[tainocus]

@HappyHappyDeath You fundamnetally misunderstand what whiteness is. It is not color, it is a system of domination emanating from Europe which ultimately created racism, capitalism, and patriarchy. On the other hand, the idea of blackness and other multiplicities only serves as a way to reach cultural, political, economic empowerment through ideals such as anti-subordination and uncompromising resistance to hetero-patriarchy which Robertt Chang outlines in his book "Disoriented".

[NOLA2828]

@manbryant86 Whats hateful about what Tim is saying?