This is not actually surprising

[conuly]

Color-blind racial ideology linked to racism, both online and offline

Comments

[dv8nation.livejournal.com]

Just because some people use pride in a way that paints them in a bad light I don't see why that should stop me from using the word however I want. As you said, it does mean different things to different people. If someone else automatically jumps to the worst possible use of a word that says more about them then it does about me.

[conuly]

You can use the word, but when people assume you're like everybody else who uses the phrase "white pride" that shouldn't be a surprise.

If someone else automatically jumps to the worst possible use of a word that says more about them then it does about me.

No, I don't think it does. In this case, you're looking at a phrase which has been largely co-opted by a specific group. That's not the listener's fault.

[dv8nation.livejournal.com]

Why should I accept that a term has been co-opted? Hell, "reclaiming" words is in these days. What's one more on the list?

[conuly]

You can do that, but it's going to be an uphill battle. That's your own business.

[dv8nation.livejournal.com]

Not worth the hassle. I'd rather take pride in what I've actually done than in something I only have a genetic link to.

I just wanted to put the question on the table.