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[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm don't necessarily disagree with your sentiment.

However, the term "white power" has an abundance of unwanted baggage.

Anyone who wants to rebrand "white power" as a positive and benevolent concept has an uphill battle.

Edit:

Additionally, the "white" demographic has plenty of power.

"White power" is in many ways recognized by many as actually meaning, "Moar White Power! ...and less for everyone else.".

[–]HeyImSancho[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm basically indifferent to it as well. What 'gets' me, is I grew up with integration, and I really lived, and live it; yet, the standards that I was raised with, seem to be something like most things in life; with a hypocritical, or lacking edge.

On that note, I did detect a little sarcasm with your post, I mean you described the poster, but it got me to thinking, about the premise of encouraging labeled minority groups for a better self image. What I don't think would sound good, is 'gimpy power', or 'disabled power', or 'retard power'. I mean, lol, that doesn't seem to encourage very well.

I agree with you on the very word, 'white power', but I end up stuck thinking when comparing it to the idea of disabled people, which somehow, someway end up as one of the +++ on the silly lgbtq to infinity bandwagon; yet what disabled person signed on for that.... pride through an acronym with +++ and power attached lol.

The world sure seems like a meat grinder a lot.