#like idk for some people it does not matter how “nice” members of a disenfranchised group are to them | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

maddiemuu · 28 days ago

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i really dislike the idea that marginalized people "being mean" is a more pressing contributing factor to their oppression than the fact that bigoted societies are prone to rewarding people who choose to perpetuate bigotry

#maddie meows #like idk for some people it does not matter how “nice” members of a disenfranchised group are to them #what matters is that feeding into systemic inequality grants them a place of power #also: “mean” and “nice” have quotations around them bc sometimes i think people define those terms differently in this context than i would #as in sometimes being “mean” just constitutes challenging someone's worldview.#something being hard to hear does not necessarily make it mean.#and i am speaking from experience here btw!!! i do like to be kind to people where possible #sometimes i think slash hope i have contributed to people choosing to become better people #other times i have just been cemented as “one of the good ones” in peoples' minds so they could continue justifying their cruelty #kindness is important but it is not a panacea for all the world's ills. if you'll allow me some purple prose lol #man idk i think the opinion i'm frustrated by is ultimately fringe + probably a flanderized version of a more reasonable one #at least i certainly hope so #but it bothers me

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