#also. and i know this is contradictory but i’m tired snd yhere really needs to be another word for these concepts but. white people need to | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

skeleton-monarch · 5 months ago

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yknow if we want to get anywhere we have to start ignoring the things we dislike for petty reasons. if the answer to “is this causing anyone harm” is no, then try and ignore it. discomfort is not necessarily harm btw.

#unrelated but also totally related in a way i cannot explain but we also have to separate ourselves from ‘whiteness’ because that is a #political association. acknowledging your societal privelege and refusing to *identify* with white are not mutually exclusive #also. and i know this is contradictory but i’m tired snd yhere really needs to be another word for these concepts but. white people need to #not be afraid to talk about racism. there’s a difference between listening to and believing someones experiences and refusing to talk about #something that is foundational to our society because it’s ‘not your place’#iy’s everyone’s place! it has to be! race is involved in everything #and white people discussing racism openly and honestly creates an environment where poc feel safer speaking up #there does have to be follow through and like. actually listening to said poc including when they inform you of your own racism but like.#idk man if you follow me i hope you get it #tldr we need to focus on the things that make us happy and save having to deal with things that upset us for the impactful issues #and we need to be less scared of fucking up and accept being told we’re wrong and we need to loudly and actionably disavow white supremecy #okay i’m so tired maybe it’s nap time

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