i think this comes down to not understanding, for whatever reason, what a metonym is.
definition of a metonymy:
"A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power."
that what "white people" means. it doesn't mean "every single caucasian who has ever graced, or not graced, tvym, the earth".
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@nev oh, absolutely. like i said at the start, "it's pretty obvious what this is, in terms of privilege (or should be imo)"
but people are, well, That Way.
I'm doing this thing here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Ti-gkJiXc
if they're just not willing to do any fucking thing, then for sure.
i also agree that they're capable in general of lifting what amounts to a very small pebble in relation to a huge mountain of systemic oppression, but here we are