tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post3106865381311948039..comments2023-07-04T21:12:47.972-05:00Comments on Why Am I Not Surprised?: Aaron Hanlon: "Racism's Sinister Word Games ~ What a White Supremacist Talking Point Tells Us About Modern Politics"changeseekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-67171733982728649642015-04-11T18:37:52.075-05:002015-04-11T18:37:52.075-05:00I think White Supremacists do often use default ex...I think White Supremacists do often use default excuses like common sense (e.g., "Black-on-Black violence proves they're inferior."). But I think Hanlon's more complicated point is that White Supremacists often like to use semantic "slickness" to pretend it's all just a matter of "opinion." That they're not being hateful; it's just a perspective. And all perspectives are equally reasonable. When they're not.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-874873110942682372015-04-11T07:26:23.138-05:002015-04-11T07:26:23.138-05:00Am I correct in gathering that he's saying tha...Am I correct in gathering that he's saying that those who adhere to racist values have always presented them as just the norm or as common sense?veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.com