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Allies don’t say: “I’m an ally.” White allies don’t say: “I’m not a racist.” Queer allies don’t say: “I’m not hetero/cissexist.” They act on those things.
For me to be an ally, I need to recognize my own capacity for oppression. As soon as I declare myself an ally, I declare myself unable to oppress.
Don’t talk it, just fucking do it.
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Racism 101: Are you a Racist?
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Chris Rock
see, this is something that aforementioned idiot should listen to. if you think racial equality exists because we have the same purported opportunity to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, ask if we even started at the same point, when people of color didn’t even have the same opportunities to set up a foundation for the life of this generation. you think your white grandparents got the same jobs as a person of color’s grandparents, so that they could retire and you would know they’d have access to healthcare? you think your white family was offered the same rates (or even chances) for home loans as a family of color’s so that you didn’t have to work a job through high school to meet rent? you think that your mother worrying if you’re going to get into a good college is hard enough? what if on top of that, your mother also had to worry that you might get gunned down in the street because of the color of your skin?
i’m sorry buddy, but you are wrong, and chris rock is so, so right.
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npr:
There’s a real difference in the type of names people give their children in red states as opposed to blue states. It’s the opposite of what you might expect.
You know you want to read the rest….
