#how to be an antiracist

[alwaysinbetweeninsaneandinsecure]

This family HAS BEEN ABLE TO FLEE SUDAN!! AND ALSO They are still in need of funds to help with immigration costs. Every give and share helps this family move toward the safety and peace that they so deserve.

[morlock-holmes]

So, I decided to keep looking and got Ibram X. Kendi's *How to Be An Antiracist* from the library.

This is going to be the hardest one for me to finish, not because of anything political at all but just because I find the way Kendi writes memoir stylistically unexciting.

It reminds me of those long-form magazine pieces that go on and on about the subject's disarming smile and the color of his Italian loafers and how the sunset looks from the coffee shop he selected for the interview and the whole time you're going, "Jesus Christ get to the good parts about securities fraud already"

I'm not coming into the book with a positive attitude which certainly can't help.

So far the political arguments are... well they're arguments, so it's immediately a huge step up from *White Fragility*. That there is even a cogent argument being made feels bizarre after slogging through the utter mess that is *White Fragility*.

They also, unless I'm totally misunderstanding what Kendi is saying, seem *entirely* incompatible with Robin DiAngelo's approach to antiracism on some extremely fundamental levels, which is making me reconsider what *White Fragility* actually is and what was going on in 2020 in general.

I am kind of getting to the point where I almost want to recommend that people read *White Fragility* just so you can understand how truly shockingly bad it is. Like I really cannot overstate it, it's not just that I disagree with the politics, it's really genuinely awful even as an example of those politics.

[misscannibalprincess]

An influencer in my country called her ex boyfriend just to say the most atrocious racist things about his new gf. And them posted the most shit apology video (wich she didn't actually apologized, she just said "I'm sorry if you felt offended"), blaming her "toxic relationship".

It's almost 2025 and we STILL need to explain that you can't just call black ppl n*gger, can't talk shit about their features. I'm so fucking glad that my country has laws that makes racism a crime. That bitch will be in jail for at least 5 years (wish it was more).

Fuck all racists. Burn them, never forgive, never forget.

[hatefulbread]

today's the day... 1/20/25

it's inaugural day. i'm sure many of us are sitting on our phones, anxiously awaiting noon.

yesterday, i tried my best to ignore the articles flooding in about tr*mp's "victory rally", but there were so many that it was unavoidable. there are a million things i can talk about right now, things that disgusted me yesterday, things that disgust me today... but instead i want to chat about something more important.

us.

regardless of where you stand on the political tightrope, this upcoming administration is going to affect you. working class, lqbtqia+, woman, immigrant, bipoc, disabled. veteran, even. we're all going to face hardship unimaginable in our lifetimes. the oligarch is moving inside the white house today. there is no avoiding it when it has it's own office.

this isn't a time to nestle your fear, this is a time to feed your awareness. things are going to happen quickly and swiftly. this isn't the 1930's where people were tracked down solely by tip-off's and good luck. we're all immediately trackable. everything we say and do is coursing through the framework of our phones and laptops, even this blog.

we need to stay focused. study. don't believe everything you hear until you've researched it. conservative media, liberal media, moderate media. it's our job to digest it all and find the truth, because they will all be biased. they will all hide something.

this is one of my favorite books i own, especially this graphic version. it tells us step-by-step what to expect in the uprising of fascism in the government; what we can do to stay safe and present. my favorite chapter is 11.

investigate.

"figure things out for yourself. spend more time with long articles. subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. realize that some of what is on the internet is there to harm you. learn about sites that investigate propaganda campaigns (some of which come from abroad). take responsibility for what you communicate with others." pg. 64.

i am so thankful for the environment my parents raised me in. we didn't have much, but they were adamant about teaching their kids to use critical thinking before coming to a conclusion. they taught us to always trust a pattern, even when it looks like a wild card too-good-to-be-true enters the game. be skeptical. ask questions.

i won't drone on any further. but please, please, please- investigate everything you hear for yourself. do not take what you hear as fact until you've seen it peer reviewed, sourced, and/or fact-checked across several trustworthy news outlets. fox and cnn are not news sources i would ever categorize as trustworthy. go forth with that, as you will.

other incredible books that will help us during this time:

"how to be an antiracist" by ibram x. kendi

"gay berlin" by robert beachy

"strongmen: mussolini to the present" by ruth ben-ghiat

"who's afraid of gender?" by judith butler

"it can't happen here" by sinclair lewis

"how fascism works" by jason stanley

"white fragility" by robin diangelo

and many, many more, upon request.

stay safe. organize. be critical, and let your anger be your guide.

[tim4reparations]

[clustercollective]

I have realized through discussion and reflection recently that I have a lot more unconscious racism and bias than I would like to admit. I want to work on that and I want to do better and be better. I know there are a lot of books out there on being antiracist, but I was wondering if there are any in particular that others would recommend as a starting place. Maybe my fellow palm colored people, is there one you read that challenged you in ways you didn’t expect or opened your eyes to things you never would have thought about? And any POC who read this, are there any books that you would recommend about your history, because I think anti-racism is more than just undoing my internal biases, but I also want to spend the time to learn more than I did in history books and biographies written by people who look like me. I do only know English, so books in other languages are not accessible to me unless there are translations unfortunately.

I will do my own research to find books as well, but any recommendations will be helpful. Thank you

[zoecore420]

anti-racism as a white person

to start off this text i am i white person i will not be able to give first hand account of discrimination or the experience of racism. we as white people have to understand that we will never be able to understand the experience of black americans. in america the n-word is often used as a racist demeaning insult stemmed from american slavery of only 200 years ago. in my opinion when reading the n-word in text, as a white person you should not even thing out the word. the head space is weird. is it racist to think the n-word? in a racist context, yes. in a non-racist context? is it racist to speak the n-word aloud when it’s written it text? i believe as a white person any attempt to use the n-word is even if only a little bit bigoted. every person raised in america is taught bigotry by society. and especially as a white person you have to unlearn that. if you have read this far through this drunk rambling of a white person you should go read some literature written by modern black philosophers. but you, as an anti racist person should choose to speak up for black people whenever you hear bigotry going on, don’t speak over black voices however if no one else is saying anything speak up if a black person speaks up stay quiet and listen. i was brought to posting this because i went to a show and this fucking white guy kept saying the n-word and im like bruh and got in an argument and some white ppl were on my side but like still saying ignorant ass shit so j stay mindful stay demure and we don’t need to talk about racism when black voices are present lowkey?!? 🤷‍♀️ i had to make a tumblr account to post this lol

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

I previously wrote about this, and I'm not sure people really understand this is what the "genius" leading thinker in racial justice and harmony legitimately believed.

So, here's from my copy.

[witchyphilosophe]

Let’s go!

[connanro]

i just realised that all THREE (3) books im currently reading are about racism

[hotcupoteckla]

Gals! Gals, gals, gals, gals!

WHAT IF THE NEXT ANIMATED DISNEY MOVIE WAS HUCK FINN?