The white supremacy of being asked where I’m fromPosted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Autobiography, Media Archive, Social Justice, United States, Videos on 2017-01-29 21:15Z by Steven |
The white supremacy of being asked where I’m from
PBS NewsHour
2017-01-27
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “white supremacy”? For actor comedian Peter Kim, it’s facing the commonplace cultural assumption that white is the default race in America
ANTONIO MORA: Finally tonight, a look at the subtle ways our society often equates being white with what’s normal.
It comes from Peter Kim, who was a member of Chicago’s famed Second City comedy troupe.
It is the latest edition of IMHO, In My Humble Opinion.
PETER KIM, Comedian: When you hear the phrase white supremacy, what picture comes to your mind? Maybe it’s Adolf Hitler screaming into a microphone. Maybe it’s white-hooded figures marching around a burning cross.
For me, it’s a lot less dramatic and a lot more commonplace. So, if I may, I would like to offer an updated definition of white supremacy. It’s the idea that white is the ideal, and we are all consciously and subconsciously working to achieve whiteness…
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