I don't believe in categories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between blacks and whites in the U.S.A. you are referring to categories again.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker rejects rigid categories, specifically racial ones, arguing that labeling perpetuates division.
- In plain terms
- I don't believe in groups or categories, and talking about black and white issues uses categories.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid categorizing people to reduce division.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do categories help or hurt?
- How do we talk about race?
Another view
Sometimes recognizing categories is necessary to address systemic inequality.
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