The fact is the term is *meant* to be uncomfortable. It’s reality. It’s correct in the literal sense of the word. It might be hard to stomach and it might make people uncomfortable but that’s the reality of it all.
it’s not meant to serve a purpose. It’s to describe a reality. You can call it white marshmallow if you like, it doesn’t change the reality of things.
and my view is that if people are put off by the *word* then they are never going to have the stomach to actually *be* anti racist. Because equality is going to mean sacrifice with little or no reward other than it being the right thing to do. That’s going to be difficult for some people to either fathom. The terminology is irrelevant.
See, I really don't see it that way - I don't think white people have to sacrifice anything; I think minorities should be elevated in society. What needs to be sacrificed? If tomorrow all races were treated equal, what would be the "price" of that? Surely there's only benefits.
I don't think the term is just uncomfortable; I think it actively works against the cause.