In this week’s readings the topic of hate with its many
forms take the focus. In transnational feminism there is the task of trying to
acquire the equality of all regardless of gender, race, class, etc. In the
article “The Organisation of Hate”, are given a quote of the Arayan Nation that
describes the love they have for their white counterparts and the way in which they
have such a strong love for one another that the interference of the foreigner
feels as if it is there to destroy all that they have built. A quote that
grabbed my attention was “…it is implied that the white subject’s good feelings
(love) have been ‘taken’ away by the abuse of such feelings by others. (p.44)” The
love that is experienced by the white race is considered sacred and of only
right to them. It is not to be taken and abused by the foreigners, they are presumed
to not understand love and its fundamental essentials. This is assumed supremacy
of the white race, this is seen in the many of the literature that we have
reviewed. Works like Transnational
America show how the white race is presumed to be of more value than that
of the foreigner, as seen in the example of the Mattel Barbie being white
dressed in a traditional sari. The white doll was presumed to be more
profitable than the Asian-Indian doll would have.
With this you have to consider the emotional contribution
of hate. It is not the white race in this case that is victimized, it is the
foreigner which is not presumed to have the privilege to understand the depths
of love. The hate that forms from the feeling of deserving and ownership of a
superiority is what develops this deep rooted hate. What about love makes it so special that it can
only be for that of the superior. Does that mean you have to possess
superiority to experience what something that should be available to all?
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