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rebellum · 5 months ago

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It's pride month so I NEED to remind people this:

If you are white, and near poc, and you see police near your parade/march/event, do not start chanting shit like "FUCK THE COPS!"

You are putting us in danger when you deliberately rile up police near POC.

It doesn't matter if we aren't the ones chanting it, there's a good chance police WILL think we are a part of your group if you are near us.

Protecting and being allies to people of colour is more than just saying "poc trans lives matter" and calling out people for using racial slurs.

You have to be aware of our presence, and how you act in our presence, and how you can contribute to violence against us without even meaning to. You have to match your politics with your actions.

Don't put POC in danger just because you want to make a statement.

#based on personal experience #i couldn't get away without literally full on leaving the march #slow down to let them pass? ill might be near them if police get angry.#speed up? i couldn't it was uphill and literally like 35+ degrees celsius.#the parade was cancelled so a bunch of us did a march anyways #and police showed up to a) make sure we didnt start rioting b) protect us from traffic c) try to keep us on a track where they could watch #us.#and this group of young white people behind my friend and i started to deliberately rile up the police #its like. hey! we are in front of you! you can CLEARLY see there are trans poc near you! be careful!#it was genuinely a little scary and i had to be extra hyperaware of escape routes just in case

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