Check Your Privilege at the Door

Fighting privilege, prejudice and ignorance “If you choose to do social justice work, you are going to screw up – a lot. Be prepared for that. And when you screw up, be prepared to listen to those who you hurt, apologize with honesty and integrity, work hard to be accountable to them, and make sure you act differently going forward.” (http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/11/things-allies-need-to-know/?upw)

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The Future of CheckPrivilege (Please Reblog)

Hello all,

It has been a really long time, and for that, I apologize. We’ve received several messages asking about where we are, what’s going on, etc. So here are some answers.

I graduated University last spring after a year delay due to illness.  Since then I’ve been mostly looking for work in my field [if you know anyone who is looking to hire an environmental biologist, hit me up!] and still trying to regain my health. Most of my previous tumblr time had been during class and I can’t use tumblr at my new job.  Due to this and the fact that I seem to be the only active moderator on this blog, CheckPrivilege has fallen to the wayside. 

I still feel as strongly about the mission of this blog (if not more so) as the day I began it.  I really want CP to be able to continue but I cannot do it alone.

So, I want to add mods.  A ton of mods.  All the mods!  If you are interested in joining CheckPrivilege, please email me at [email protected] with the subject line CheckPrivilege Mods and include the following info: name (or something I can call you), general age, and what you can contribute in regards to identity and experience. I will ask for a minimum of 45 minutes a week (that I will also hold myself to) to reblogging, answering questions, creating content, etc for CP

tl:dr If this blog is going to continue, it needs mods.

Unfortunately, if this doesn’t happen, I will be forced to shut down CheckPrivilege.

~Dina

[triinitysantos]

social anxiety is realizing you’re lonely, not wanting to be lonely, being handed an opportunity not to be lonely, and still choosing to be lonely because despite every previous indicator that you would be welcome to join in on other people’s fun and stop being lonely, you’re still afraid that no one wants you around

[iamgoingplaces]

My main fucking problem!

[thetallblacknerd]

The Tulsa officer, Betty Shelby, who killed Terrence Crutcher is facing a first degree murder charge. Here is a link about manslaughter in OK: http://www.lawfirmofoklahoma.com/practice-areas/manslaughter

She faces a minimum of 4 years if convicted. She’s not even looking at hard time for this. She is quoted as saying she say him reach into his vehicle. She never says she saw him grab something or move in a manner that would suggest he had a weapon. A trained officer shoots and kills an unarmed man who posed no threat and only faces 4 years min? You know how easy it will be to reduce that!

[sistertaxon]

colour-code your infants so strangers know what their genitals look like

[fozby]

this is THE WORST idea anyone has ever had on this site. ever.

[sistertaxon]

yeah you’re right……haha……..imagine some sort of dystopia where newborns were dressed in certain colours according to their genitals……….jeez……..how fucked up would that be……..how could I have ever come up with something so silly

[fangirlinginleatherboots]

STOP COMPARING AUTISTIC PEOPLE TO ANIMALS

ITS 2016 YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER

IF YOU COMPARED AN AUTISTIC PERSON TO AN ANIMAL OR ROBOT AND YOU ARE NOT AUTISTIC WHAT YOU DID WAS DEHUMANIZING AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD

edit: please reblog even if you aren’t autistic. spread the word. we are not animals or toys, we are people. treat us like people.

[theslaybymic]

Aidy Bryant is done with having to beg designers to dress her curvy figure

Saturday Night Live cast member Aidy Bryant didn’t don a gown by a designer known the world over at the Emmys. Instead she went with a short, flowery, sheer black dress designed by plus-size brand Eloquii. Speaking out about plus-size clothing, Bryant named two things she hates about it.

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Watch: The Talk’s Sheryl Underwood gets choked up in crucial speech about racial profiling and police killings.

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People are using MLK Jr. to silence black protesters — but they’re forgetting something important

On Tuesday night, protests erupted in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, a black man who authorities said had a firearm. Hundreds of protesters congregated in the streets calling for justice for Scott, who his sister maintained was unarmed.

Many Twitter users brought up King in order to decry current protests. But critics of the modern-day movement for black lives seem to suffer from historical amnesia when it comes to King’s legacy and the measures others fighting for justice had to take to produce radical change.

There’s a history, of course, of people misrepresenting King and what he stood for. In 2016, King remains best remembered for his “I Have a Dream” speech, where he expresses his oft-quoted hope that one day his children will no longer judged by the “color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Typically forgotten are King’s less digestible truths such as his views on capitalism.

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[micdotcom]

Texas now allows guns on campus, so UT Austin students are fighting back with dildos

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North Dakota Authorities Pull Water from Protest Camp: Won’t Allow Portable Toilets to be Emptied

Photo from Facebook Published August 23, 2016 CANNON BALL, NORTH DAKOTA — In an attempt to “break up” the camp, the State of North Dakota on Monday removed the water tanks of drin…

State sanctioned violence. Proof of the very cause our people are protesting. They dont see Natives as human or deserving of water, a human right. 

[pterin]

Amnesty International has sent in observers to make sure that protestors rights are being observed. They sent letters to remind state and local officials of the rights of protestors because the government is not following their own rules.

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^^^

[dyke-supreme]

https://medium.com/@lizandrade/survivor-mom-teaching-consent-16888274edf1#.lftx2ltyz

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I already do this with my daughter, it’s really important. It’s so important to educate them on their body too and not just call their vulvas their “flower” or some “kiddy” name. I cannot stress enough how important it is make sure consent is talked about and that you answer their questions instead of just brushing them off because it makes you personally uncomfortable as a parent. Calmly and clearly educate.

[sun-lesbian]

If theyre old enough for these things to happen to them they’re old enough to have the words to speak about it

[butch-chameleon]

This is a fantastic display of mother-daughter relationships and it’s so important.

[brown-nena]

“Even if you give me permission once and then later you change your mind, I have to listen…”

[theslaybymic]

it’s really that simple (x) | follow @this-is-life-actually

[clarknokent]

That simple

[bellaxiao]

things are getting real

[lagonegirl]

fuck the police 

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Fuck the police

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representation matters (x) | follow @the-movemnt