white identity

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The White Issue: Blond Lust

“Once a privileged sign of white femininity, ‘blondness’ is now simply a sign of the freedom of choice.”

by Teresa Podlesney

Originally published: May 18, 1993

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The White Issue: White Sex

“As in: white people and how they fuck and is there anything to it.”

by Susie Bright

Originally published: May 18, 1993

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The White Issue: Whiteness – A Glossary

Whiteness is invisible, empty of content, a conceptual black hole to be found Herewith, a guide to help fill in the blanc.

by Eric Lott

Originally published: May 18, 1993

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The White Issue: White Fright

“We now have three key white modes of dealing with multiracial America — offense, defense, and self-abasement.”

by Micaela DiLeonardo

Originally published: May 18, 1993

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The White Issue: Mama’s White

“My mother is white. And I am black. This is how I choose to define myself and this is how America chooses to define me. I have no regrets about my racial classification other than to lament, off and on, that classifications exist period.”

by Lisa Jones

Originally published: May 18, 1993

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The White Issue: Smothered by 90210

“Although you might not think so, the phrase ‘white people’ is, in and of itself, a slur against white people.”

by Mim Udovitch

Originally published: May 18, 1993

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The White Issue: The ‘Theft of Enjoyment’

“How can one be a white, heterosexual male, and still retain a clear conscience?”

by Slavoj Žižek

Originally published: May 18, 1993

The White Issue: Blond Lust

“Once a privileged sign of white femininity, ‘blondness’ is now simply a sign of the freedom of choice.”

The White Issue: White Sex

“As in: white people and how they fuck and is there anything to it.”

The White Issue: Whiteness – A Glossary

Whiteness is invisible, empty of content, a conceptual black hole to be found Herewith, a guide to help fill in the blanc.

The White Issue: White Fright

“We now have three key white modes of dealing with multiracial America — offense, defense, and self­-abasement.”

The White Issue: Mama’s White

“My mother is white. And I am black. This is how I choose to define myself and this is how America chooses to define me. I have no regrets about my racial classification other than to lament, off and on, that classifications exist period.”

The White Issue: Smothered by 90210

“Although you might not think so, the phrase ‘white people’ is, in and of itself, a slur against white people.”

The White Issue: The ‘Theft of Enjoyment’

“How can one be a white, heterosexual male, and still retain a clear conscience?”

“We now have three key white modes of dealing with multiracial America — offense, defense, and self-abasement.”