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white Anti-Racism - It's Easy, Right?

As a racialised-as-white man (whether I'm aware of this is or not, whether I like it or not, and whether I resist it or not - because I'm always a recipient of its societal advantages , and a beneficiary of its oppressive cultural heritage - and despite 'white' being biological bullsh*t and pseudoscientific sh*te )...wait, where was I..? ...dammit, where was I ? Let me see...Errr..." As a racialised blah blah, something something, yaada yaada "...Oh yes: as a person with socially-constructed advantages who is trying to do anti-racist work in a system that's predicated on my complicity, there are a few things I've learned (and am still learning) both from the work of others and from personal experience about how I can grow, and reduce the risk that I'll inadvertently make things worse. So here's my quick rundown for 'white' people who already 'get it' enough to be actively involved in anti-racist movements, or ar