I guess it’s just super weird to me that to some people, a few instances of violence during a protest is enough to delegitimize an entire movement, but piles of evidence showing sustained corruption and racism and literally hundreds of civilian deaths per year at the hands of the police is still not enough to delegitimize the police.
oppression
if a marginalized group tells you that a word or phrase is harmful/toxic towards them and they wish you’d stop using it, it’s not an opportunity for you to flex your fucking debate skills
All Black lives matter when white people are looking for help
Micro RACISM LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER .Assuming because of my skin color that I can not be a supervisor or that I work in retail . lol stupidfucks/
How to respond to white people who ask you for help in a store.
The holiday season is uponst us y’all. Take these lessons I impart unto thee. Go forth and conquer white foolishness. Be blessed.
Listen… Wait man. I have a remedy for all this coming soon.
White people used to ask me to find shit in the Whole Foods my family used to shop at back when I was 12.
And Black people?
DO NOT reply to white people if they don’t preface their request or question with, “Excuse me”.
White people literally just start talking and expect the closest negro to hear them and be willing to assist.
We’re not even allowed the quiet of our own inner world! They just start talking without bothering to excuse themselves for intruding with THEIR agenda.
Lady interrupted me to ask where to find a book while i was sitting behind a table in the middle of my own book signing.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
These types of fucking microaggressions fuck my whole day up. And that shit about white people intruding on your inner world and expecting you to join them in whatever their current need is is so fucking real wow omfg.
Feminism didn’t teach me to hate men, but it did teach me to stop prioritising them over women.
And it turns out a lot of men think that’s the same thing as hatred.
I said it once and I’ll say it again. Instead of claiming to not hate men, think about why so many people think you do.
This is literally an explanation of why.
Men grow up in a world where men are always more important than everyone else. Refusing to go along with this and actively prioritising women feels like hatred to men who conflate their unearned position of power with their identity.
Maybe instead of obediently supporting the status quo, you should put some critical thought into why so many men get irrationally angry when women want to be treated fairly.
“When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.”
AKA ENTITLEMENT
People in oppressing groups forget that this shit is not supposed to feel easy. It sure as hell hasn’t been easy for the rest of us.
How so? For starters.
American finance grew on the back of slaves
Economic Consequences of Segregation
GI Bill: White male affirmative action program
Predatory Lending in Black Communities and Black Wealth
African-Americans With College Degrees Are Twice As Likely to Be Unemployed as Other Graduates
America’s giant wealth disparity is driven by a history of racist redlining
Black Graduates From Top Colleges Face Discrimination In Job Search, Salaries
A Black College Student Has The Same Chances Of Getting A Job As A White High School Dropout
40 Acres and a Mule Would Be at Least $6.4 Trillion Today—What the U.S. Really Owes Black America
Racial Bias and Interstate Highway Planning
Race, Opportunity and Uneven Development in Urban America
Racial Bias in Hiring: Black Sounding Names vs White Sounding Names
but please white people, tell me how you’re the true targets of racism.
10 Black Women Kicked Off Of Train, Met By Police, After White Woman Complains They Were Laughing
A group of black women were escorted off of a train taking them on a wine tour
after a white woman complained they were laughing loudly. After the
women, who are all members of a book club, exited the train they were
met by a group of police officers.
SO. TIRED.
npr:
R&B singer Janelle Monáe released a blistering 6 ½-minute protest song on Friday called “Hell You Talmbout.” The song’s premise is simple, and that simplicity is the source of its power. The lyrics are the chanted names of black Americans killed by police and vigilantes, followed by the phrase “say his name” or “say her name.” The chorus is an anthemic, gospel-leaning repetition of the song’s title. Monáe is joined on the track by a drum line and the members of her Wondaland Arts Society collective: Jidenna, Roman GianArthur, Deep Cotton, St. Beauty and George 2.0. All of the vocals are raw, several to the point of breaking. None of the names are sung.
Janelle Monáe Releases Visceral Protest Song, ‘Hell You Talmbout’
Photo credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images
Go listen. It is more than worth it.