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A Church of England Archdeacon has called for 'anti-whiteness' and the 'smashing of the patriarchy,' but insisted that her statement did not mean that she is anti-white' or 'anti-men'.
The Ven Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, Archdeacon of Liverpool, said that after attending a conference on 'whiteness', she was prompted to reflect on race and gender.
The Archdeacon, who also runs a personal blog on topics of Christianity, history, feminism and poetry, concluded that 'whiteness is to race as patriarchy is to gender.'
The statement was met with backlash from critics who branded the comment as 'divisive' and 'alienating'.
Threlfall-Holmes insisted that her statement was 'not anti-white, or anti-men' but 'anti-oppression'.
The Ven Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, Archdeacon of Liverpool, said that after attending a conference on 'whiteness', she was prompted to reflect on race and gender
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Threlfall-Holmes wrote: '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, let’s have anti whiteness, & let’s smash the patriarchy. That’s not anti-white, or anti-men, it’s anti-oppression.'
One user, Reverend David Messer, responded by asking: 'Slightly confused by this, so being born white is wrong?'
The Archdeacon replied: 'No, that was my exact point! Seek out the training.'
This comes as the Diocese of Birmingham, which is headed by Bishop of Birmingham Michael Volland, advertised a £36,000-a-year post for an 'anti-racism' officer to 'deconstruct whiteness' within its 11-person racial justice unit.
This was met with criticism by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who claimed the advert should have been written 'in English', after comparing it to mockumentary sitcom, W1A, which satirises the management of the BBC.
He asked the diocese 'what on earth does that mean?' when he found out about the advertisement.
Threlfall-Holmes insisted that her statement was 'not anti-white, or anti-men' but 'anti-oppression'
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Threlfall-Holmes said that her statement was 'not anti-white, or anti-men' but 'anti-oppression'
Earlier this week, it also emerged the Diocese of York was looking for a part-time 'racial justice enabler', who would implement a programme of
