Thaddeus Russell spots a pretty glaring problem with Touré's 'whitecentric' complaint

Touré has had it with the phrase “people of color,” thank you very much. It’s just so … “whitecentric”:

(1) We should avoid the term “people of color” because it’s whitecentric. It really means “people who are not white.” I’m not non-white, I’m Black.

— Touré (@Toure) November 16, 2018

Noted.

Speaking as a white person, I have friends who have quite contrary opinions on that. One abhors the term "African-American", and prefers "black". Others prefer the former. I also have Asian friends who are fine with POC because it covers a wide range of discriminated races.

— Cullman Wallace (@CullmanWallace) November 16, 2018

If you use “people of color” because Black, Latinx and Asians are linked by the experience of oppression then you are reducing our experience to being discriminated against. I’m much more than an oppressed person.

— Touré (@Toure) November 16, 2018

You’re a lot more than an oppressed person, Touré. Because contrary to all of your complaining, you’ve actually got it pretty darn good. Most of us would much rather focus on the content of your character than the color of your skin.

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And speaking of skin color, author, professor, and Renegade University founder Thaddeus Russell can’t help but find a substantial flaw in Touré’s reasoning:

The constant concern about what white people think and say about other groups is also whitecentric. https://t.co/VkOgrZ1nKU

— Thaddeus Russell (@ThaddeusRussell) November 16, 2018

Good point.

It really is.

— thought criminal (@herThoughtCrime) November 16, 2018