•dandelion wine•: "The Perception of Race/ Irk Algısı": The Perception of Race/ Irk Algısı Because race is a product of social forces, it has also manifested itself along class lines; poor and working-class people were not always perceived as fully white.11 In a society that grants fewer opportunities to those not seen as white, economic and racial forces are inseparable. However, poor and working-class whites were eventually granted full entry into whiteness as a way to exploit labor. If poor whites were focused on feeling superior to those below them in status, they were less focused on those above. The poor and working classes, if united across race, could be a powerful force. But racial divisions have served to keep them from organizing against the owning class who profits from their labor. Still, although working-class whites experience classism, they aren’t also experiencing racism. I grew up in poverty and felt a deep sense of shame about being poor. But I also always knew that I was white, and that it was better to be white.”

Because race is a product of social forces, it has also manifested itself along class lines; poor and working-class people were not always perceived as fully white.11 In a society that grants fewer opportunities to those not seen as white, economic and racial forces are inseparable. However, poor and working-class whites were eventually granted full entry into whiteness as a way to exploit labor. If poor whites were focused on feeling superior to those below them in status, they were less focused on those above. The poor and working classes, if united across race, could be a powerful force. But racial divisions have served to keep them from organizing against the owning class who profits from their labor. Still, although working-class whites experience classism, they aren’t also experiencing racism. I grew up in poverty and felt a deep sense of shame about being poor. But I also always knew that I was white, and that it was better to be white.”

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15 Ağustos 2020 15:19

Irk, toplumsal güçlerin bir ürünü olduğu için, kendini sınıfsal çizgilerde de gösterdi; fakir ve işçi sınıfından insanlar her zaman tamamen beyaz olarak algılanmazlardı. Beyaz olarak görülmeyenlere daha az fırsat tanıyan bir toplumda, ekonomik ve ırksal güçler birbirinden ayrılamaz. Bununla birlikte, yoksul ve işçi sınıfı beyazlarına en sonunda emeği sömürmenin bir yolu olarak beyazlığa tam giriş hakkı verildi. Fakir beyazlar statü olarak kendilerinden daha üstün hissetmeye odaklanmışlarsa, yukarıdakilere daha az odaklanmışlardır. Yoksullar ve işçi sınıfları, ırklar arasında birleşirlerse, güçlü bir güç olabilirler. Ancak ırksal bölünmeler, onların emeklerinden kazanç sağlayan sınıf sahibi sınıfa karşı örgütlenmelerini engellemeye hizmet etti. Yine de, beyaz işçi sınıfı, sınıfçılığı deneyimlese de, ırkçılığı da deneyimlemiyorlar. Yoksulluk içinde büyüdüm ve fakir olduğum için derin bir utanç hissettim. Ama aynı zamanda beyaz olduğumu ve beyaz olmanın daha iyi olduğunu da her zaman biliyordum.

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