The attraction of Trump for Latino voters is the promise of multiracial whiteness.
Rooted in America’s ugly history of white supremacy, indigenous dispossession and anti-blackness, multiracial whiteness is an ideology invested in the unequal distribution of land, wealth, power and privilege — a form of hierarchy in which the standing of one section of the population is premised on the debasement of others. Multiracial whiteness reflects an understanding of whiteness as a political color and not simply a racial identity — a discriminatory worldview in which feelings of freedom and belonging are produced through the persecution and dehumanization of others.
Source: Opinion | To understand Trump’s support, we must think in terms of multiracial Whiteness
As far as I know, I’m the first to use the term “multiracial whiteness,” which has a totally different meaning from the one Cristina Beltrán just invented.
Thank you SO much for letting me know about this! I looked over your blog and it has some great stuff on it. I will give it more of a look. I am sorry that I did not see you had commented on this. I need to redo my email notifications for the blog–as well as be more consistent. 🙂