The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors

The Isis Papers
. . If "espect despite their conditions as albino
ain and mamtam se -· • .
~u~ts in a world where the norm is to have ~~~~~~:;u~~~ have to be
The price of gold, or the number oBf lpapek anr d other melanin pigmented
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spent for gold, WI mcrea. . . self-respect and black, brown, red
peoples continue to exerc•se mcreas•.ng th power of white-skinned
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and yellow power on ' f the numbers of dollars spent per
peoples. The price of gold, in t~rm~·o skinned peoples are able to force
unit of gold, will decrease on~y lf ~ h•~- lace "as designated in the white
skin pigmented peoples back mto t e~r ~ '
power equation of white over non-white. WfNW.
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The Symbolism of Boxing
and Black Leather
, (July 1982)
The global practice of white supremacy encompasses all patterns of
symbols, logic, thought, speech, action and emotional response in all areas
of people activity, for those self-defmed (individually or collectively) as
"white." Therefore, the system of global white supremacy can be most
readily understood as a survival system, a system based upon the facts of
the global white numerical minority status, white genetic recessiveness
· and white genetic vulnerability. It is also important to comprehend that it
is a "fear" system- a system that is consciously or unconsciously aware
of its genetic vulnerability and fearful of its genetic annihilation.
Like the symbols discussed in preceding chapters, the sport of boxing,
Jn the white supremacy system and culture, is yet another instance of
specific behavioral and object symbolism that manifests the collective
}Vhite concern of its genetic vulnerability. Much of the motivation to write
· essay came from the heavyweight boxing championship fight be­
Larry Holmes, the undefeated Black champion, and Gerry Cooney,
. the number one white contender and subsequent loser. Race was the
and overriding concern in this contest, with Cooney portrayed as
"white hope." The real fight took place with the atmosphere created
the series of "Rocky" movies. In these fantasies, Sylvester Stallone
· the white fighter in the red, white and blue trunks who is always
~IC'JtlnnnQ over his Black challenger.
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