Doug Henwood wrote:
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> 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.
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But white workers don't exist as a group. The assumption that there is such a group is an analytic error which besides being an error contributes to racist ideology.
Carrol