Sociotext

RESPONSE REPERTORIES
WHITE SUPREMACY
WHITES RELATING TO NONWHITES
NONWHITES RELATING TO WHITES
NONWHITE SUPREMACY
COLORISTS / INTERMEDIATES
Denial

Denial that Nonwhites are equal human beings

 Denial of white privilege, avoidance and / or hostility towards Nonwhites Denial of effects of racism in my life Denial that Whites are people, both good and bad

Denial of their non-whiteness or whiteness
Anger

Anger that Nonwhites enjoy some degree of enfranchisement

 Anger when their racism (blatant or latent) is pointed out Anger at the realization that racism has circumscribed and impacted their life from birth Anger that Nonwhites do not see what White society is perpetrating

Anger when their humanity is denied or confined based on non-whiteness
Bargaining

Bargaining:

My Whiteness is protected by the separation and avoidance of nonwhites

 Bargaining:

“I am not a racist. I don’t see color. I judge people by their character.”

 Bargaining:

“I am not like the rest of the Nonwhite race,” i.e. Oreo (Black), Apple (Native), Coconut (Hispanic), Banana (Asian)

 Bargaining:

Separation from white control of nonwhite community and psyche

Bargaining:

 To escape the oppression – I am not Nonwhite, only partially so
Depression

Depression: People of Color are seen enjoying the benefits of White enfranchisement

 Depression: Discovery of racial dysfunction in attitudes, feelings and behavior Depression:

No guarantee of equal treatment, kept in our place

 Depression:

The realizing that Nonwhites are inter-connected with white society

Depression:

Society does not let one escape their Nonwhite status
Acceptance Acceptance:

The value of society’s enfranchisement is based on my humanity, not my whiteness

 Acceptance:

My recovery from racism begins with myself and my world

 Acceptance: Acceptance of operating in a hostile society Acceptance: Nonwhites are part of society and deserve to be enfranchised

Acceptance:

To recover my self-esteem based on my person, not my degree of – whiteness