Derrick Gay: Antiracist Struggle Against Racism

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The best way to fight this white feminism is by making their privilege known to them early in life. Alcoff states that “perhaps white identity needs to develop its own version of double consciousness,” (Alcoff) which would mean an acknowledgment of historically privileged movements that led to inequality of the races. Alcoff also states:
Many race theorists have argued that antiracist struggles require white’s acknowledgement that they are white: that is, that their experience, perceptions, and economic position have been profoundly affected by being constituted as white (Alcoff). One way Derrick Gay works to establish this double consciousness and understanding of privilege and identity in order to promote antiracist struggles, is through