For those wishing the Church of England were a little more devout, it will come as no consolation that its senior clergy are increasingly signed up to the gospel of Black Lives Matter. Archdeacon of Liverpool Miranda Threlfall-Holmes was ratioed on social media last night after she postedĀ about her realisation that what the Church needs is more anti-whiteness.
I went to a conference on whiteness last autumn. It was very good, very interesting and made me realise: whiteness is to race as patriarchy is to gender.
So yes, letās have anti whiteness, & letās smash the patriarchy.
Thatās not anti-white, or anti-men, itās anti-oppression.— Miranda Threlfall-Holmes (@MirandaTHolmes) March 21, 2024
Having attended a conference on the subject in the autumn, Threlfall-Holmes (who is white) claims she realised that āwhiteness is to race as patriarchy is to gender.ā For anyone confused, the cleric explained that āletās have anti-whiteness, & letās smash the patriarchy.ā Sounds good. But whatās this? āThatās not anti-white,ā she added. āThatās anti-oppression.ā Bemused commenters on Threlfall-Holmesās post were told to āseek out the training.ā When is anti-whiteness not anti-white? Well, Audre Lorde does move in mysterious waysā¦
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