>yes, i'm frustrated because trying to talk about structural
>oppression is like banging your head against the wall and i see the
>same problems on LBO -- people are much more interested in locating
>racism solely in the individual, etc. the whole B&K on identity
>thread was pretty clear evidence of that, to me.
If you say that white workers (and male workers) as a group gain from racism (or sexism) - how is that locating racism (or sexism) in the individual? It's an advantage gained (if it is) by membership in the group, and maintaining the advantage requires maintaining the group's identity.
Doug