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Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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anarchistmemecollective

tweets by absurdistwords: there are teo camps within black thought: those who think allying with white people can be peoductive, and those who don't. white people often end up supporting the second.ALT
are there black people who look at the history of whiteness and feel nothing but rage? yes. are there those who look and seek the humanity trapped under whiteness? yes. we just don't trust u.ALT
the whole point of whiteness was to tie europeans of assorted identities together. thr unifying thread was a principle of anti-blackness. as with any cult or gang, the benefits demand loyalty.ALT
to ask a white person to show solidarity with black people is to ask them to turn against whiteness. the source of their power, privilege, and identity.ALT
to show solidarity with black people is to literally turn against whiteness. there is no way to show solidarity with black people while performing whiteness. the are mutually exclusive.ALT
we get that this is hard. we get that you may really want to do the right thing. we get that you may have put in all sorts of effort. it's just that we don't trust you wont choose whiteness.ALT
put it this way. if there is a national disaster and everyone has to evacuate. we EXPECT that white people would find a way to prioritize the escape of white people.ALT
we expect that white friends and allies will suddenly be all "well it's pragmatic you see. we WOULD like to get everyone, but we have to take care of our own first. you'd do the same in our position"ALT
this seems cynical until you realize this has happened over and over again already. it happens everytime a black child is killed by police and white people don't riot.ALT
it happens each time a whote person unfriends a black person for mentioning their racism. it happens each time a white person demands the stage while a black person is speaking.ALT
anarchistmemecollective

every black person who has white friends at some point of saying "oh come on, not you too". white people are lucy telling black people to kick the football just one more time.ALT
so by and large, as nice as ya'll are, as well-meaning as ya'll are. as honest and forthright as ya'll may be in everyday life. we don't TRUST ya'll.ALT
if you're a white person and a black person loves uou, remember that this DESPITE not being able to trust ya'll. don't take it personalky. just prove us wrong. and don't expect a pat on the back.ALT
time and again white people remind us that while your causes should be ours, our causes are not yours. solidarity with black people is optional for white people.ALT
in fact the legacy of whiteness means that withdrawing support for black people is a benefit. it allows retreat into your comfort zone. it allows you to enjoy privilege without concern.ALT
everything about whiteness makes throwing black people under the bus an immediately beneficial option. financially, emotionally, socially.ALT
whiteness as a construct pits self-interest against human decency. it constantly reminds white people of the cost of turning against whiteness. to trust you, black people have to have faith.ALT
white people have no track record of doing this in any organized or significant fashion. and why would it? what system explicitly prioritizes its own destruction?ALT
you will sell us out for your jobs. your partners. your kids. an election. stock price. convenience. comfort. resources. preferential treatment. hell, you'll sell us out for retweets. why trust you?ALT
now understand why black people raise an eyebrow at your peace-seeking calls for kimbaya. (50 points for any white person who knows what that means besides a corny naive call for peace.)ALT
anarchistmemecollective

now, knowing all this, look at your pleas for acceptance through our eyes. look at your demands to have your opinion heard. look at your admonishments for not joining your white cause or crusade.ALT
ask yourself what presumption of good faith white people have earned. how much of your comfort are you willing to sacrifice i. the name of solidarity with black people? don't answer. think about it.ALT
the answer in your heart is the answer we see on your faces.ALT
Absurdistwords on Twitter
“There are two general camps of thought in Black culture about solidarity with white people. Those who believe that it can be productive T
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history of kumbaya:

https://twitter.com/absurdistwords/status/1128275772446212097?s=21

avatarbanaartjie

I hope I never forget this till the day I die

Am I willing to let solidarity with people actually cost me something?

Would I fight for a cause that doesn’t benefit me, or may even result in me losing privilege?

Do I even know what that privilege actually looks like, in my every day life?

damn

anarchistmemecollective

“unlearning white supremacy isn’t instagramable. it’s deeply personal and difficult work. it often feels horrible. it will make you cry. it will shatter your ego and your belief system. do it anywayALT
yinx1

Do it anyway.

tkthegoddess

THISSSSSS!!!🗣🗣🗣

And, yes, do it anyway!!!🤷🏾‍♀️💋

strawberrygirldick

Remember y'all, white is not a race, it’s a concept used to other anyone considered not white. Italians, polish people, Jewish people, all were at one point, and still are in many cases considered non white. Dismantling whiteness is not a personal attack on you, it’s an attack on the societal mechanisms of white privilege and the othering of “undesirables”

Pinned Post pinned it is very long but read the whole post then read the prev tags then understand that despite all of that being true the vast majority of black people are not anti white people we are anti white supremacy we don't see white people and immediately hate them or treat them with less respect or have any contempt at all we don't even consciously think about these facts on a day to day basis but the truth of it still remains every so often each of us as a human being will be faced with the choice of equality and justice or supporting whiteness/white supremacy and sadly the odds of whiteness being chosen is very high some people choose it thousands of times a day even some people who are not white it is essentially the planet's largest addiction and like every addiction you have to decide to say no every single time or the problem never gets better you have to understand that the urge to choose whiteness will always be there you have to understand that this is a lifelong process not something that happens overnight most people can't say no to the addiction many don't even care to say no once

i’m so happy that people are coming around to the fact that “internalized [toxic behaviour]” is a concept that doesn’t exist. i know it’s hard to see these things because every time a new buzzword hits the internet consciousness the drive is to integrate it into your vocabulary so you’re cool, hip and up to date and nary a second is spared to critical assess what these things mean. but it took way too long for y'all to catch on to this one

hopefully someone has written that essay so i can reblog it when i come across it because i don't truly feel like doing it myself that sort of stuff does not play to my natural skills and i am exhausted
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draconym

Hey @staff just wondering did any of you ever study web design

screenshot of draconym's incredibly cluttered tumblr dashboard. it wasn't always like this.ALT
same dashboard screenshot labeled with a lot of neon text, mostly saying I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS or similar, with the actual post area labeled "what I came here for" in pink.ALT

Just feels like you're intentionally making the desktop interface an inhospitable place in order to drive users toward the app or off the site entirely. Is that what you were going for? If so good job I guess.

draconym

Wouldn't it be nice.

draconym's dashboard but decluttered so there's lots of room now and none of the things they hate.ALT

A better world is possible. I even kept some ad space for you.

cyle

we're hiring designers

roseforrest

Can y'all hire public relations or something too because this is ridiculous 🤨

damn you live like this dot goofy meme also op is talking to more people than i follow 🤣 good for you also also that cyle person thinks they're very funny and i'm not sure why looking at their blog might enrage you
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politijohn

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Nothing to see here!

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[ID: Article headline and excerpt, tagged "environment".

Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment

As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial "climate niche," facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.

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at least we can be happy that the peoples who live closer to the poles have always been welcoming of the peoples who live closer to the equator during times of crisis