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Call it Racism, Not 'White Supremacy'

How the Christian antiracism movement burns out

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Samuel D. James
Jul 21, 2021
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All variables equal, I think it’s a mistake for Christian social justice advocates to adopt the mainstream practice of talking about “white supremacy” and “whiteness” instead of sticking with “racism.” One reason is pragmatic. Most white people do not know what whiteness is unless it means them, and most people who use whiteness to describe what certain…

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