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Self-reflection is welcome. But until we undo the structures that hold up anti-blackness across the world, injustice will persist
One of the most illustratively ham-fisted responses to Black Lives Matter took the form of a public service announcement (PSA) featuring white Hollywood stars committing themselves to the vague agenda of standing against hate. “I take responsibility,” proclaimed the likes of Julianne Moore, Justin Theroux and Sarah Paulson in a denouncement of their own previous silence on police brutality. From A-listers to corporate giants and hallowed institutions, the undignified scramble to address track records of anti-blackness is further proof of Black Lives Matter’s rupturing effect on our culture.
Black Lives Matter is changing how we think about personal complicity. Yet we are still trapped within a reductive framework: privilege. Anti-racist reading lists, teach-ins and resources proliferate, spurring intense contortions of “privilege-checking”. This language unites politicians, celebrities, distinguished academics and activists. But the problem with “privilege-checking” is that it focuses our efforts away from the profound questions that Black Lives Matter raises and on to simpler, individualistic solutions to racism. Continue reading...