Settler gaslighting: IndigenousX, ‘It’s time to put an end to the gaslighting that occurs every day in Australia: It is a tool of the oppressor that is weaponised to keep our people in a perpetual state of disarray’, The Guardian, 12/03/20 | settler colonial studies blog

Settler gaslighting: IndigenousX, ‘It’s time to put an end to the gaslighting that occurs every day in Australia: It is a tool of the oppressor that is weaponised to keep our people in a perpetual state of disarray’, The Guardian, 12/03/20

13Mar20

Excerpt: “It was a joke, you’re just too sensitive – toughen up.”

“Uh, I’m not racist. You’re racist for calling me racist. Actually, that’s reverse racism!”

“I didn’t do that; I wasn’t even alive then.”

“Maybe it’s just all in your head.”

“We’re all human, aren’t we?”

You would be hard pressed to find a First Nations person in Australia who hasn’t seen or heard these statements at some point in their lives. Most of us know by now that these are tactics used by predominantly white people to avoid engaging in genuine and meaningful dialogue about race-based issues, and to further uphold systems of oppression that white communities continue to benefit from.

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