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Unmaking Race

Why we should unite against the ideology of race.

David Livingstone Smith
Mar 29, 2023
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The Trouble With Race and Its Many Shades of Deceit

My work on dehumanization over the past two decades has focussed on the dehumanization of racialized groups. The very concept of race involves the idea that there is a hierarchy of kinds of human being—an idea that is both false and extremely dangerous. Today, New Lines magazine published an article written by my spouse, the philosopher Subrena Smith, and myself, arguing that we should all push back against the very idea of race. You can read it here.

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Mar 29Liked by David Livingstone Smith

Found my way here thanks to the recommendation of the Substack Plantationoscenes. Really glad I listened. This is the part that really stuck with me:

"Racially oppressed people are not oppressed because of their race. They are oppressed because of false beliefs about their race. We can acknowledge and remedy racist practices without also upholding race." 🔥🔥🔥

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