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imagine being so ridiculous that you call a black person a nazi. oh wait
Imagine being so bitter that you send an angry ask about a post made a year ago (since this was sent in September), and take it completely out of context.
-Indian-American Mod
So you like John Green??????
Is there a reason not to like him?
-Indian-American Mod
I actually want my blog to appear only on the dashboard in sidebar. You know how to do it?
I think you have to allow only logged in users to see your blog? Not entirely sure though.
-Indian-American Mod
does anyone even run this anymore?
I’ll check in to answer asks every now and then, but won’t really get into conversations or arguments with other users.
I feel like a lot of the mods, myself included, have evolved in our views of social justice, and, with social justice discourse winding down on Tumblr, aren’t as fired up about it as we were three years ago. But I’ll still keep this blog up and answer any asks we get.
-Indian-American Mod
Did you figure out the "tumblr opening in sidebar" ?
That post has really taken off in the past few weeks! But yeah, I believe the most up-to-date reasoning is here.
-Indian-American Mod
Hey guys, mixed PoC here who, due to current events and numerous disappointing personal experiences and observations, has moved toward a less extremist, more rational and nuanced form of leftist politics. I've been looking for a group like you! I hope you're still active? Don't leave me and like-minded PoC who are critical thinkers sick of toxic SJ circles alone in this wilderness!
Hi anon, sorry this has taken so long to get to! I’m glad you were able to find and relate to our blog! However, we’re really not as active as we used to be, and there’s a reason for that.
Part of it might have to do with all of us being very busy; however, as most of us are keeping up with our personal blogs, that doesn’t seem to be the only reason. I believe it also has to do with the fact that SJWs just aren’t that relevant anymore. That isn’t to say that social justice isn’t relevant- it certainly is, especially in today’s world, and likely always will be. But SJWs aren’t.
By now, most people see them for what they are, as do a lot of former SJWs. They do not make up the majority of Tumblr in any way. Back in 2014 and 2015 (when this blog was created) the mindset was spreading in a way that a lot of us felt it was necessary to speak out against it and correct all the misconceptions they seemed to have against race, gender, etc. But now, we’ve countered pretty much every argument we’ve come across, and are just not up for rehashing the same arguments with the same types of people again and again. This doesn’t mean that there are no SJWs around anymore, but they make up a small enough portion of this site that I (can’t speak for the other mods, this is just my intuition) don’t feel it is necessary to dedicate so much time debating or arguing with them. (There’s also the issue of other anti-SJWs becoming rather toxic themselves, but I’m not going to go into that.)
As for this blog, all our former posts will still be here for anyone who’s interested in what we have to say! I’ll try to answer any questions people send, regardless if it has to do with social justice or not. Feel free to ask if you have any more questions, and have a wonderful day!
-Indian-American Mod
You are kind people who deserve to be very happy and peaceful :)
Aww, thanks anon!
(By the way, if anyone is interested in becoming a mod, let us know, as our blog isn’t exactly the most active..)
-Indian-American Mod
I long for the day where a guy can be gnc workout being assumed gay or trans or trying to make a statement. The day a guy wearing a skirt and makeup is on the same level as a girl having a pixie cut or eating pants will be the day I can die happy.
You aren’t a bad person because of your race.
You aren’t a bad person because of your gender.
You aren’t a bad person because of your appearance.
You are a bad person if you treat people like shit and automatically judge them on character from any of the things listed above.
people who ship moaui: die!
I wondered when the “wishing death on people who disagree with you” phase would start with Moana. Apparently the answer is “Now.”
-Bnei Anusim Mod
@vaspider bc we appear to be blocked by you so I cannot respond directly to you rehashing the SB debacle from September.
I apologize for misinterpreting your post.
It was shitty of me to continue after you clarified that you were aiming at yourself. I was angry bc just the week before I was in the hospital bc of someone messing with my stereotypical “white girl” order for lolz. My first response was to the fact that that type of post can be easily used in a way that harms people whether or not you meant it that way. I was angry, still extremely sick and I wrongly took it all out on you.
To be fair, if you want to play the “you reacted with no context” game, you told me I was “ablesplaining” when my bio on this blog mentions that I am chronically ill and disabled. We both jumped at each other with no context. I apologize for my end of the argument and I recognize my fuck up.
I cannot speak for the other Mods but I am sorry.
Can we please move on?
-Bnei Anusim Mod
Listen, I love media and stories and interesting characters… but fictional characters are not more important than real people. If your dedication to fandom outstrips your ability to be decent to existing humans… you have an actual, serious problem and need to take a step back. As in, seek help and remove yourself from online fandom until you can participate without becoming a bully. Media is not a ‘safe space’ for you if you’re using it as an excuse to abuse others.
Because once again people are grossly misinterpreting our posts and then blocking us so we cannot respond I’m making this post in response to people who keep reblogging the post I made about anon callouts:
How is everyone missing the point so damn bad?
NOWHERE did either this blog or @colorsofsocialjustice defend steven-universe-official, blog being called out in the anon message. I’m pretty sure I even have SUO blocked on my personal blog. This isn’t about them.
Our entire point was that this tactic of sending anons calling out other bloggers with no receipts is all too often used to start smear campaigns and has even been used to harass minors.
This is about how people on this site should always be at least a little critical when they get anons like this in their inboxes and that jumping on the hate train without receipts can have deadly consequences seeing how much people on this site seem to like suicide baiting kids.
-Bnei Anusim Mod.
hey just letting u know that steven-universe-official is extremely ableist and transphobic and all around gross i saw you reblogged a post from him and i just wanna be sure you know hes The Worst
oh my bad, i unfollowed them. Sorry i didnt know that, thanks for telling me!!
update: i blocked them
This is how sad tumblr has become—someone only needs send an anon to another person about someone else to prove how ‘bigoted’ they supposedly are, no proof or anything—because all it takes is some well-placed buzzwords and anything you say, anon or otherwise, is automatically the truth! Seriously, this is ridiculous and dangerous thinking. Oh, and this is just ONE example of hundreds I’ve seen in the years I’ve been on this site. - Purple
People need to stop doing this crap and stop believing this crap.
It’s been said before: anons like this are not secret agents sliding classified envelopes under your door to keep you safe or to clue you in to some big conspiracy. They are very often, just a bunch of assholes. And even more dangerously, they are too often assholes attacking a child for an innocent mistake. Either demand proof, or actually check out the person they are attacking’s blog yourself.
I’ve gotten plenty of anons like this one. Most memorable was one about a blogger being a “violent transphobe” when a quick look at their blog told me that they were themselves trans, and also that they were only 14 so any errors in exact wording, (which on this site is a death penalty offense) could probably be attributed to youthful ignorance. I looked around their blog a bit and found nothing of malice.
People on this site seem to have a pretty good grasp about how abusive and toxic people offline are capable of flipping the script to make it look like they are the “real” victims. You need to transfer that same awareness to the internet and remember that not everyone’s intentions are pure and good. Please do not take anonymous messages at their word. Especially when they are attacking another blogger.
-Bnei Anusim Mod
I can't help but wonder, if you're against the death penalty and you're against killing people in general, why haven't you picked any fights with white supremacist bloggers saying that black people murdered by police deserved it? Why haven't you gone on record against the death penalty in a context involving a black man? What was it about a black person saying that a white person who murdered 9 innocent people in cold blood deserves the death penalty, that made you feel the need to defend him?
@somethingatemypjs: Okay one, I am not necessarily against the death penalty. Good job for jumping the gun there, extrapolating my entire feelings on a controversial subject from a single sentence response on a post. Well done.
Two, I have. It’s not my fault you can’t be bothered to look. I don’t actively seek out people to argue with (anymore, anyway). If something pops up on my dash, I address it. If it never pops up on my dash or the very few tags I actively frequent, I generally don’t go out of my way to find someone despicable and argue with them. I leave that to the people with far more time on their hands than me (a busy college student taking 22 credits+a part time job+preparing for an internship) and who still feel the desire to actively seek out and deal with such people. I don’t “pick fights” because I’m a busy person who doesn’t have time to pick fights and have frankly outgrown my days of picking fights because I just wanted someone to fight.
Three, just because I don’t do it on HERE doesn’t mean I don’t call people out on it. I’ve argued extensively about the death penalty with people on Facebook and in classes; I did a 30 minute long joint presentation on it for a religion class literally two weeks ago (and I can show you the slideshow if you like; I don’t mind). Additionally, I do call out these topics. Also, kindly provide me with an example of the death penalty against a black man you feel does not deserve it, and I’ll gladly go on record saying that I don’t approve of the death penalty. I’m well aware of the disproportionate number of black inmates executed via death penalty; I think it’s unconscionable, wrong, and should be fought. I’m going into public policy and international policy, and I’ll be interning at a pro bono legal advocacy group aimed at helping immigrants and non-white people navigate the justice and immigration system, so I’ll probably get to do some good in the world regarding the issue. What have you done besides attack people on the internet who have shown no ill will towards your opinion?
Four, you’re assuming quite a lot of things and begging the question, something I don’t appreciate. You’re acting like my defense of a POSTER’S point of view means I automatically support that point of view. Stop assuming you know everything about me and my thoughts on the Dylann Roof matter. Frankly, I think he’s a despicable human being that deserves to burn in hell; that doesn’t give me the right to determine whether he should live or die. My personal opinion, since you so nicely asked, is that there are a whole host of reasons why the death penalty is useless, ridiculously expensive, and frankly letting criminals off too easily for their crimes. I think he should have to live in solitary confinement for the rest of his life and have to ruminate on his actions. There are some particular instances, however, when the person in question has obviously committed a heinous crime, shows no remorse or desire to be rehabilitated, and will forever be a danger to society that I think it’s acceptable. So thanks for asking before you assumed the fuck out of my personal opinion.
Five, I already told you that I addressed it because it popped up on my dash; no more and no less. Again, stop assuming things about me when you have never interacted with me before and don’t know or care to discover my history regarding the subject. Because you don’t care; you just care about making yourself look better to the people around you. So kindly refrain from aiming your faux outrage at me when you don’t know anything about me, my history, my personal opinion regarding the issue, or the work I have or will be doing. Have a good day.
Wow, what an interesting non response to my questions. Actually, my “assumptions” as you call them, were based specifically off of your responses to the original post and a review of ur blog. I understand that it’s hard not to get defensive when people catch you in an awkward lie but i would encourage you to, instead of lashing out, introspect. There’s a reason you jumped on a post by a black person about a white supremacist; I was just curious to know if you knew what that was. You can keep arguing with me, getting defensive, getting emotional but guilt doesnt do much for anyone in the way of growth and progress. You’ve made many assumptions and accusations in your own response and I can’t help but wonder if you’re really so removed from yourself and any sort of willingness to understand your social conditioning that you can’t see that.
I asked three simple questions based off of the content I saw on your blog and the responses you shared on reverseracism’s post. Your virulence and condescension, your assumptions about what I did and did not know when i went in your inbox, and your unwillingness to engage, say a lot to me and anyone else reading this about what your intentions are. I hope one day you’re better able to understand yourself and the world around you, soon. 20 is a tough age. Good luck on your journey.
Honestly, you’re being ridiculous. I AGREE WITH YOU! I literally said I agree with you that Roof’s a piece of shit that imo, doesn’t deserve to live. I am generally against the death penalty, yes, but I’m also on the fence about it at particular times. Again, what the hell do you have to gain from attacking people who have shown no ill will towards your opinion?
What on earth are you talking about? “An awkward lie?” I genuinely don’t understand what the hell you’re talking about. I didn’t lie about anything; please tell me where I lied.
You want straight answers? Fine: I already answered the first one. I don’t pick fights because I don’t “pick” fights (at least, not anymore); I respond to things on my dash. If it comes up on my dash, I respond. The answer to your question is “because I haven’t seen them.” Because the people on my dash are relatively good people who don’t reblog that crap, and I don’t exactly venture into the white supremacy tag for fun. It has come up before, and I have denounced them and took them on the same as I did for any other piece of idiocy that crossed my dash. Also, the absence of visible (ie, tagged) discussion on a single website is not indicative of my opinion or actual actions on the matter. I am violently against police brutality, and I think it’s disgusting. Your opinion of me one way or the other won’t change that.
To the second question: a) because relevant cases have not come up during my time on tumblr and b) because I don’t tend to talk about the death penalty much in general. I deal with other issues far more often than I deal with the death penalty. Again, point me towards a relevant case, and I will gladly denounce it. As I said before, I’m well aware that the death penalty is disproportinately given to black people and that they have a harder time winning appeals cases due to a variety of reasons. What are you trying to prove with this accusation?
To the third question: I am not defending Roof, you idiot. Read my damn response again: “what the fuck being against the death penalty means you’re a fangirl of serial killers now?” In what world is that a defense of Roof? This is a ridiculous assertion that makes absolutely no sense, and the implication here is really rude. And you wonder why I haven’t exactly been sunshine and daisies in my responses.
Also, I would like to add that your questions are derailing and are irrelevant to my actual response to the post. Whether or not I have picked fights with white supremacist blogs is irrelevant to my position on whether being anti-death penalty means that you romanticize/approve of serial killers. My position on a particular death penalty case has no relevancy to discussing why being anti-death penalty does not mean you approve of serial killers/white supremancy/racism/etc. My position on Dylann Roof in particular has no relevancy to the content of my actual reply, which did not even mention Roof and instead was focused on refuting the assertion that saying that “no one deserves the death penalty” inherently means you approve of Roof’s actions. All of which are false. My personal position on the death denalty has no relevancy to what I was actually discussing on the post. Therefore, your questions frankly have no bearing on the actual response I gave on the post itself.
No, my comment doesn’t imply anything about me, at least not the things that you’re implying. The only thing I meant by my comment is to push back against someone who implied that being against the death penalty inherently means you romanticize and idolize serial killers, which is wrong. That’s the reason I responded to the post. If you want to interpret that as anything else, fine. Just know you’re wrong and obviously don’t understand what I was trying to say. I saw a goddamn post that said ‘if you don’t think Dylann Roof deserves the death penalty, you’re romanticizing and idolizing a racist sack of shit.’ Forgive me for thinking that’s a ridiculous, ignorant, and dangerous statement to be making regardless of whether or not I personally support the death penalty (which I don’t, except in the most extreme of cases and only when there is absolutely no recourse left) and regardless of my personal feelings towards the person or case in question.
As for my inbox, the asks I got ranged from ‘are you fucking stupid you racist sack of shit’ to ‘kill yourself’. I generally chose not to answer those that implied or said the latter. Forgive me for not exactly being gracious and kind towards those that flat-out insult and threaten me. I answered those that were less vitrolic with relative calm and understanding; many of those were answered privately at their request. Again, please stop assuming that you know me because of 2 comments, both in reply to someone who showed absolutely no willingness to discuss the topic either and also insulted me several times, and 3 visible ask replies. Also, stop acting like you’re so much older and maturer than me; you are at most 2 ½ years older, given the age you stated on your blog. I would request that you stop talking about “social conditioning” and how “I jumped on this post for a reason (implication that I approve of white supremacy)” until you actually make a concerted effort to understand other people instead of just assuming intentions with the condescension and fake concern you’ve shown towards me.
Someone needs their computer privileges taken away and it’s not fantastic-nonsense.
“somethingupmyass” you came at f-n first, pulled a whole bunch of nonsense out your ass about how apparently, defending another person’s right to be against the death penalty supposedly makes her a racist and a murderer fangirl and whatever else. Because reasons.
Apparently “somethingbesidesabrain” you to think that f-n is a politician that must “go on record” about every sing last aspect of her ideologies on the death penalty. Also, somethingreallyrude you imply that you have read the entirety of f-n’s blog and know every last detail about her activities offline as well. I mean, how else can you claim that they have NEVER done the things you say? Sorry, but that seems a bit creepy to me.
Then “somethingsmellslikebs” you keep egging f-n on, and then switch to comments instead of reblogs so that she can’t easily respond obviously in connection to this post:
What a condescending prick.
-Bnei Anusim Mod
“Two other people took my picture before you, so I was already popular.”
I know that some people said in the comments that this outfit was culturally appropriative, but just remember that you don’t know that someone isn’t a POC or biracial just by looking at them. Don’t assume other people’s races.
^ My immediate reaction was to be upset by this photo because, I’m sorry, I’m just so fucking sick of people stealing Asian outfits and making them cool or trendy. But then I thought that maybe she’s a mixed kid. If not, there’s a problem here, though.
Hi. I’m actually Japanese. Most of us LIKE when people find beauty in our culture. As long as nobody is disrespecting us or making a mockery of us, then there isn’t a problem, and if you think there is, then it seems that you are in favor of cultural segregation and that is causing more harm than good.
When I was in Japan, there were a lot of places where you could get done up in a kimono or the male equivalent and have your picture taken. No one cares.
Most Korean people I know are pretty delighted when foreigners wear hanbok, in a “oh, you are appreciating our culture! you look good in that” way. I have never actually heard or heard of people reacting negatively to non-Korean people wearing traditional Korean clothes, unless they were racist to begin with and would have objected to foreigners regardless of what they were wearing.
‘Appropriation’ is, I think, only appropriation when either it is done in a blatantly disrespectful way, or if the group whose clothes (etc) are being adopted is culturally marginalized to the degree where they themselves face discrimination when they wear those things.
Korean people, afaik, don’t give a fuck. When foreigners visit and wear our clothes, it’s in good fun by people who are usually appreciative of the aesthetic qualities of what they’re donning, and also because we ourselves have never faced discrimination for our nationality or traditional dress.
uhhh, basically, intent matters, context matters, people within the same community often have radically different ideas of what’s okay. But you know, I think the only Koreans I know who’d potentially care are the American-raised ones on liberal, activisty college campuses who are extremely well versed in the liberal, activisty language and rulebook.
Thank you!!
I also think it makes a difference in that the clothing is, you know, the actual thing and not some vaguely exotic knock-off like most people do with native american clothing. Like this is a legit, actual Kimono. There’s nothing really in the culture OF kimono that has rules about who wears this sort of thing when. Like…kimono literally means “thing you wear”. -shrug-
Bolded some of the things that stood out the most to me.
# it’s not like wearing inaccurate and sacred native american clothing or wearing a bindi or a burqa wear you’re doing it disrespectfully and the people of that group is marginalized and made fun of for those things and there is meaning behind them that people ignore or take for granted kimonos are jusr robes and there isn’t really a stigma about people who wear them
(gifs from here)
When foreign women come to India we give them pottus and sarees and teach them how to wear them.
Please stop speaking for us, SJWs.
You have absolutely NO WAY of knowing if that child is part Japanese.
My first though when I saw the little girl in the picture is that she looks really similar to a picture of one of my best friends back in high school who’s mother was Japanese and who’s father was French.
I’m getting really sick of this fucked up trend of (mostly white) SJWs jumping onto every post like this and a) assuming the race of the person in the photo, and b) flat out ignoring people actually from the culture being represented.
-Bnei Anusim Mod
Hypocrisy
So fucking powerful.
can’t get over this
*slow clap*
so well demonstrated
I’m sorry, I gotta say, this is actually not that great. Or well demonstrated.
In the first section he’s wearing an inflammatory statement, designed to make conflict that a lot of people disagree with. People passing him by are naturally going to stop and argue with that statement because it’s a statement they disagree with on a very strong level.
In the second one he’s not fundraising. He’s just standing with a sign that says help the poor. No one has anything to say to that because they agree, but as he’s not collecting donations there is absolutely no reason to approach or speak with him. No one who has reblogged this can honestly say they would have said anything to him either, especially as he’s not actually doing anything other than standing in a crowded area with a sign on his back. You do notice a couple of people looking at him in the second one too, to see if he’s flyering or looking for donations, and only walking off when they see he isn’t.
I’m sorry but all this proves is wearing an inflammatory statement will get people to argue with you, and not wearing one will not.
