Unhappy Confessions: The Temptation of Admitting to White Privilege
Admissions of white privilege and/or racism are common among white anti-racists and others who want to combat their racism. In this article, I argue that because such admissions are conscious attempts to address unconscious habits, they are unhappy speech acts and contrary to their implied aims. Adm...
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University of Western Ontario
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Feminist Philosophy Quarterly |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/3032 |