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ftdino · 2 years ago

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i think it's a little odd that people of colour are consistently obligated to be patient and understanding when it comes to whitewashing. we are put in a position where we will be villainised if we don't react passively to this kind of harm. then, frequently, when we give people this patience and calmness while speaking to them, they don't take it seriously. they don't understand the extent to which it is harming us because we aren't allowed to show how much it affects us.

#it's so incredibly exhausting because we're trying to spare your feelings #because you can't separate “this is harmful” from a personal attack #but then you don't take us seriously #and then you get shocked when eventually we get tired #and become less patient #and suddenly it's “how was i supposed to know it was this bad?”#and not “i didn't realise the extent of the harm that came from my actions”#and for the most part it's fully grown adults making these mistakes #and we've been having to baby you the past 279384 times you've made these mistakes #and somehow when we stop coddling you WE'RE the childish ones #and i wasn't going to talk about this situation but the response made me really disappointed #because it's so fucking invalidating and it's not even like this is an isolated event #and the same excuse of “well you should've handled my mistake better” makes me! want! to! scream!#like whitewashing is a consistent problem across kpop in general #and it's AAPI month and i feel like you owe me ten dollars #summer.txt

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