The reason is because the vast majority of speculated differences are racist bullshit, and it gets oppressively exhausting for black folk to be burdened with refuting them all the damned time. And yes, the burden falls disproportionately on black people. Being able to ignore racist bullshit at will is part of white privilege.
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Date: 2007-08-08 12:01 pm (UTC)The reason is because the vast majority of speculated differences are racist bullshit, and it gets oppressively exhausting for black folk to be burdened with refuting them all the damned time. And yes, the burden falls disproportionately on black people. Being able to ignore racist bullshit at will is part of white privilege.