Hey. I'm white. I'm starting with that cause I'm writing this to white people and I want you to know we're both on like the same foot here. I am not negatively impacted by racism, so I do not have as deep an understanding as people who are. That said, I'm better off than most of you it seems. You're clearly not listening when POCs say it, so I've collected a few points here. If you're a POC feel free to read and correct/inform me on anything. Anyway.
STOP THE FUCKING SELF FLAGELATION ON EVERY POST ABOUT RACISM.
They don't care that you're white. They've never interracted with you.
They don't care what your "one little oopsie" you're "apologizing" for was. They are not the person you did it to and if I had to guess, apologizing to either is a selfish reassurance to yourself. It's not the shit they wanna see. Speak with your actions.
READ IT. INTERNALIZE IT. THINK ABOUT IT FOREVER.
You do not decide what is correct about racism. You are not the victim of it. Racism towards whites does not EXIST because the absolute WORST outcome for us is getting our feelings a little hurt.
To predict a response to this, no. That violent crime wasn't because of racism against whites. Think harder about it. If you still think it was, keep thinking cause you didn't do it enough.
Learn about how the world is and how you should change it from the people who are victims of your life, not the ones profitting from your ignorance.
LEARN ACTIVELY. DON'T TURN AWAY FROM CRITICISM.
Self reflect every single day minimum. If a POC criticizes your actions as racist, they were. If a white person does, analyze them, but they still probably were. Change. If you don't know how to change, ask questions and seek help.
If you are asking for help/information DO NOT assume every POC you know of is the person to ask. Not everyone, in fact most people, do not want to have to be a daily spokesperson for their entire race. Assuming you can just ask them anything is racist. DO use judgement and your knowledge of the person to judge whether you should ask if it's okay to ask them for help with this.
oh and NOONE NEEDS TO HEAR YOU WERE RACIST BEFORE. YOU'RE WHITE. THEY KNOW.
Noone wants constant reminders that the white people around them are allowed to permanently scar them both physically and emotionally, then just "grow out of it" while they're left with the results. Don't expect a prize or praise for not being as racist anymore. Do everything you can with your actions now and leave it at that.
Thats all I got. I was thinking about the shit I see on black trans peoples' posts, but this is more widely applicable than that too.
Edit cause I forgot: IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO RAP YOU'RE JUST FUCKING RACIST AUTISM AND AUDITORY OVERSTIMULATION ARE NOT AN EXCUSE YOU'RE JUST RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAP IS AN EXTREMELY VARRIED GENRE AND ASSUMING IT IS ALL THE SAME IS RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHUT UPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
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