luke wilson said:
So what are your thoughts? Has anyone heard of the term before?
Yep, I know this one well. I also call it self hatred and unfortunately, as has been said, isn't limited to race but includes pretty much all people, I think - most especially
those who are marginalized or believe in the programming that says they are.
When I was younger, I
fell for much of the programming and internalized it to a point where I felt as if many people were hated me. I wondered 'why did I have to be born with brown skin, with curly hair, etc'. Over time, I slowly began to realize that the problem wasn't me, what I looked like, how I spoke, what I ate, who I dated, the problem was that I believed what other people wanted me to think about myself.
I believed the projections of others - the fact that they were identified with the need to view me and others in a certain way. I took the hatred/fear others felt towards me and turned it against myself.
This realization helped me to begin in small ways to accept myself and
let go of the need to blame myself for things I had nothing to do with or can't change. This self acceptance, I think, helps me to be more accepting of others.
I've also found that travel and getting out of one's comfort zone by being open to interacting with people of all kinds can help with getting past one's programmed behaviors.