hidden colors 4 the religion of white supremacy zumvo

I love African history so this should have worked for me. Documentaries by black scholars are my favourite thing and I've watched many. As an African woman who was born and raised in Edinburgh, but now live in London, I'm enthusiastic about acquiring more and more knowledge about ANYTHING black, especially POSITIVE information. There was lots of stimulating and interesting discoveries but the talking heads and melodramatic music with the underlying (black people are good and white people are bad) subtext got annoying after a while. Unfortunately, the format didn't work for me. I really wanted to enjoy this documentary as it was highly recommended. I feel hope that this resource will help me to build relationally with people in my family. But for those loved ones who we've come to call 'White,' who really, really try to be 'good' but find themselves saying things and doing things that reveal a lack of valuing of human lives - lives they see as 'other.' So when someone brings up the awfulness of American slavery and its ongoing impact the good White person may itch to say, 'Well, Africans had slaves lots of people had slaves.' Imagine someone bringing up the awfulness of childhood sexual abuse and the ongoing impact it has on survivors and their families and someone responds to say, 'Well, lots of people sexually abuse children.' Sigh! Well, the documentary shares a lot about what white supremacy has taken and continues to take from various communities, but for those who don't intentionally renounce or reject this 'religion,' they give up precious things as well. for them I love from afar, keep strict boundaries with and protection from, pray for, and thank all of humanity's Gods that we all someday will die and make room for something else. I also felt a lot of anxiety at the thought of re-watching this with certain White American family members - not the ones who are conscious believers and practitioners of white supremacy. just going-with-the-flow or going through the motions of how things have been setup and run in this country. I felt sad throughout and disappointed - for all of us and mostly in myself for.

while also feeling a deep nod of understanding: I certainly did not know of many of the historical events mentioned, but as an adult American I'm aware of how the thoughts and practices of white supremacy shapes our society, including what gets taught and talked about.

I watched it by myself the first time, and I was just captivated throughout. I had to pause several times to look-up more resources on certain events mentioned by the speakers. I appreciate how much information is in this documentary.

Hidden colors 4 the religion of white supremacy zumvo