#but idt anyone in good faith is like. parents with young children shouldnt leave their homes | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

lilies-of-the-fields · 2 months ago

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The most recent copy of the article, sans paywall (or. Account wall. Idk.)

not to harp back to a few days ago but the whole "taking phone calls in public/loud music in public/playing music and videos outloud in public is rude etc. (the list could go on)" argument is not only absurd,

(not all public spaces are going to be silent its is unrealistic, outside cannot cater to every single person as everybody has different needs, but this is not me dismissing there are concerns for people who may have sensory 'issues' or may be bothered by loud sounds)

but has ties to racism and classism, especially considering that many nonblack and white people call the police about "noise complaints" on black and brown people and poor people because the music being played at a party is 'too loud' or music from a car is being played 'too loud', which leads to them getting arrested or killed.

It also has links to gentrification, it is known that people who do complain about a community being too loud are clearly not familiar with the cultures in that area and that loud noise being a nuisance is a clear sign you are coming into a culture that isn't yours

anyway i think some of you need to read the article linked because the influx of these types of arguments is concerning.

#classism #racism #yeah im glad somebody else said it ... i feel like theres room for both yeah?#sometimes ppl are being assholes watching loud videos where they shouldnt be. also. in public spaces sometimes people are doing things in #ways that make be uncomfortable. e.g. babies wailing. aint nobody who wants to listen to tiny children wail for ages #but idt anyone in good faith is like. parents with young children shouldnt leave their homes #but the class/ racialized quiet is real #so just like. think about whats irritating you ans why #are you annoyed cause you have a headache and one of the people having a loud convo has a voice that grates on you? are you annoyed because #youve just been taught that “loudness is rude”#can you recognize when on some level the discomfort fueling your irritation may come from white fragility? the expectation that public #spaces should cater to our norms? decentering whiteness takes some w i l d forms #my sister used to get on me for this all the time. being Loud in public areas. and i never understood why it got my teeth grinding #at some point i started putting it together

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