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[[White women's tears]] is a sarcastic / humorous reference to the tendency of race and gender discussions to be derailed by white women into the pain the discussion is causing non-POC. It parodies the overwrought concern of "(missing) [[white woman syndrome]]" or WWS<ref>See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome Missing white woman syndrome], in which the media focus disproportionately on missing white women over missing women of colour or other missing people.</ref>. | [[White women's tears]] is a sarcastic / humorous reference to the tendency of race and gender discussions to be derailed by white women into the pain the discussion is causing non-POC. It parodies the overwrought concern of "(missing) [[white woman syndrome]]" or WWS<ref>See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome Missing white woman syndrome], in which the media focus disproportionately on missing white women over missing women of colour or other missing people.</ref>. | ||
In the early 1990s, Native American lesbian poet Chrystos published a poem about the phenomenon, titled "Those Tears." <ref>http://www.reocities.com/SoHo/4469/tears.html</ref> | |||
During [[RaceFail_09|RaceFail '09]], the phrase was mentioned several times; [[badgerbag]] created [http://delux-vivens.livejournal.com/1182535.html an image] in [[delux_vivens]]'s journal. | During [[RaceFail_09|RaceFail '09]], the phrase was mentioned several times; [[badgerbag]] created [http://delux-vivens.livejournal.com/1182535.html an image] in [[delux_vivens]]'s journal. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:26, 26 December 2009
White women's tears is a sarcastic / humorous reference to the tendency of race and gender discussions to be derailed by white women into the pain the discussion is causing non-POC. It parodies the overwrought concern of "(missing) white woman syndrome" or WWS[1].
In the early 1990s, Native American lesbian poet Chrystos published a poem about the phenomenon, titled "Those Tears." [2]
During RaceFail '09, the phrase was mentioned several times; badgerbag created an image in delux_vivens's journal.
References
- ↑ See: Missing white woman syndrome, in which the media focus disproportionately on missing white women over missing women of colour or other missing people.
- ↑ http://www.reocities.com/SoHo/4469/tears.html