Exactly. And I always find it funny when white people say “America isn’t racist. We had a black president.” I find it funny because black people have to work twice as hard to be respected and seen as capable while the same does not apply to white people.
Yes – at least white people don’t have to work twice as hard because they are white. I think that you know that, but after the readings, I want to be sure to note that this is complicated, and there may be other areas that force them to work twice as hard. For example, someone in a nondisabled body doesn’t have to work nearly as hard as someone in a disabled body. At the same time, a white person with a disabled body does not have to work as hard as a person of color in a disabled body.
Exactly. And I always find it funny when white people say “America isn’t racist. We had a black president.” I find it funny because black people have to work twice as hard to be respected and seen as capable while the same does not apply to white people.
Yes – at least white people don’t have to work twice as hard because they are white. I think that you know that, but after the readings, I want to be sure to note that this is complicated, and there may be other areas that force them to work twice as hard. For example, someone in a nondisabled body doesn’t have to work nearly as hard as someone in a disabled body. At the same time, a white person with a disabled body does not have to work as hard as a person of color in a disabled body.
Yes, agreed.