Mina answers “What group of people is this book more...”

Amber'Nay asked this question about Invisible Man:

What group of people is this book more relevant to white people or black people. I don't want to make this racist or anything but with the themes this book brought up which audience would have the greater impact from reading this book?

Mina Those who are fighting to destroy white supremacy. The oppressors and the oppressed are not the same. White folk should be doing THE WORK to dismantle…moreThose who are fighting to destroy white supremacy. The oppressors and the oppressed are not the same. White folk should be doing THE WORK to dismantle their own white supremacy. These answers by white folk about it being "For all because its a universal theme" or "it transcends race" is disturbing and reflective of a colonial mindset, where everything is for white folk, or attempting to make everything for them. NOPE. You don't get to just read a book like this, saying its very interesting and take the racial aspects away from it by expanding it to "universal humxn consciousness" That is inherently disrespectful and false. Cultivate awareness about race & power dynamics. Cultivate true wisdom. One day we will get to a place of universal humxn consciousness, and in order to get there- you must name the systems of oppression & do the inner and outer work. This book is not about "powerlessness and being disenfranchised" (that type of language lessens white guilt- instead of naming it for what it actually is) - its about a system of oppression created by, maintained, and still benefitting white folk. It is still going on today through everyday acts & thoughts rooted in white superiority. People are killed beceause of white supremacy, children are locked up because of white supremacy. White supremacy also keeps most white folks infantalized. It is inherently harmful to the World. You do not oppress another, without also oppressing your own humanity. Time to be adults & do the work. Become conscious. Don't try to erase race. (less)

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