Something really bothersome to me is antiracist academics who have done extensive work on antiracism were also be really enthusiastic for Elizabeth Warren. Very few peoples’ “antiracism” includes people abroad harmed by war, sanctions, and occupation.

Iranians, Palestinians, and Middle Eastern people in general are rarely included in antiracist framework unless it’s to do with liberal feminist islamophilia and hijab politics.

I remember having idealistic views on antiracism in academia, this was one of the nails in the coffin for me. The genocidal rhetoric about Palestinians & support for sanctions that starved and deprived Iranians is never something Americans ostensibly concerned w/ justice care abt