In comments on her post at Feministe, Piny writes:<\/p>\n
These people are not just calling attention to homophobia amongst people of color. They\u2019re arguing that it\u2019s a special phenomenon distinct from plain old white homophobia, and arguing that people of color have a special obligation to not be homophobic. They\u2019re also using black homophobia to justify white racism. Dan\u2019s comments section filled up with a buncha racist gay people right after he posted about the issue. Does he see that phenomenon as relevant to anything? Maybe interesting in light of the rift he described, the suspicion and anger, the mistrust? Apparently not.<\/p>\n
That kind of arguing isn\u2019t going to do anything to solve the problem of black homophobia, to the extent that it needs a specific activist response. It will cement the disconnect, and it will do so at the expense of plenty of people who can\u2019t take sides.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I recommend hir whole post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In comments on her post at Feministe, Piny writes: These people are not just calling attention to homophobia amongst people of color. They\u2019re arguing that it\u2019s a special phenomenon distinct from plain old white homophobia, and arguing that people of … Continue reading