White and black aren’t the same. Just like cis and trans aren’t the same, and straight and gay aren’t the same. There’s a difference between punching up and punching down. There’s also a difference between insulting a group you aren’t part of, and criticising a culture you were born into. I think I have the right to criticise the environment I was raised in. And so do the people who have lived their lives being oppressed by that culture.
replace white with black and think about whether it sounds bigoted
White and black aren’t the same. Just like cis and trans aren’t the same, and straight and gay aren’t the same. There’s a difference between punching up and punching down. There’s also a difference between insulting a group you aren’t part of, and criticising a culture you were born into. I think I have the right to criticise the environment I was raised in. And so do the people who have lived their lives being oppressed by that culture.