BK on Identity

[kelley]

At 09:32 AM 3/7/01 -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
>kelley wrote:
>
>>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

why is it the case that whites men and women are paid more than black men 
and women and that white men are paid more than white women and women of color?