<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Opinion|Should I Give Up on White People?
Should I Give Up on White People?
Mr. Yancy is a professor of philosophy at Emory University.
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As a historian of African Americans and as someone who has always been open to different cultures and perspectives, I find the essay that has caught my attention these past months is a poignant critique of racialized attitudes and expectations placed on racial issues. I agree with most parts of the essay which points out and examines how, historically and currently, this mentality affects people of color through various mechanisms, whether explicit or implied, the ways in which systemic racism is both insidious and interdependent.
As someone who</wm> has studied the ways in which white people can use language that can be so harmful towards people of color