Hi may I ask why you are against race changing (In shifting not RCTA)
No intention to be offensive just asking your opinion!
Hello dear! I’m sorry it took me a bit to respond to this. I wanted to make sure I had everything that I wanted to say down lol but thank you and I hope you have a nice day as well <3
I honestly think both things you mentioned go hand in hand with each other. I had a video that explained it really well but unfortunately that video is no longer up so I’m going to try to explain what I remember from it and also link some other well written opinions on this topic :)
now, in the shifting community I often see people say shifting & manifestation are one in the same thing and in a way I do agree that it is. there are different ways and methods people use in order to get or become aware of something they want whether it’s through LOA (both), saying something with intention once, using repetition, saturation, spells associated with witchcraft, subliminals & etc.
However, I think two things can be true at once and that is both shifting & manifesting being the same AND also different from each other. a good example in this case that I’ve seen recently is someone who manifested a different hair pattern in this reality. they also provided picture proof which was very cool seeing how they made that physical change without necessarily becoming aware of another reality (at least through our perspective)
now, from the video I saw (that explains it much better than I will lol) it talked about race changing and it questioned something along the lines of “if race changing is really ok through shifting then why is RCTA seen as bad if a person can just manifest being that said race?”. especially since shifting & manifestation are seen as one in the same thing. it’s becoming aware of something you supposedly “already are” or claim to be.
there are many people and celebrities who claim to be different races and YES usually I would mention oli london BUT I want to dive into a different individual for this specific topic. there is a white woman who identifies as a black woman known as Rachel Dolezal. She claims herself as black although she was born to two very white parents. I’m also gonna link this video as well just for more info if you or anyone else is curious.
now let’s think for a moment, if this woman was a shifter would it be ok for her to shift and be a black woman since on a multiversal level she’s always been black in another reality? or could she manifest being black here since again, shifting & manifestation go hand in hand with one another and reality can “change” constantly through parallels little by little or as quick as the snap of your finger. what is the true difference of RCTA being obviously seen as wrong but not race changing when it comes to shifting/manifesting. if someone decided through shifting “I wanna go be black, asian, hispanic & etc” how is it any different from someone involved with RCTA here especially if they’re involved with it for many years and can basically manifest being it. why is it seen as “not real” or less valid than it is with shifting although they basically go hand in hand when it comes to being aware of a specific life identity?
she claims to love black culture & the people she’s been around, says shes an activist for black people and feels out of place being white therefore she identifies as a black woman. she claims to be respectful and not doing black face by connecting with all of that although she is. so why is it seen as ok when it comes to shifting? people like to say they’re shifting to learn more about said race or they’re “appreciating the culture” or it’s because we are so pretty that you wanna look like us. but you can do that and appreciate us WITHOUT being disrespectful and overstepping like our race or other races are temporary costumes.
some people like to say that race changing isn’t wrong because “you’ve been that race all along” but that isn’t true. we are not only shaped by our experiences in society from the moment we are born but also from what is passed down from our ancestors through dna. I say this because in my community we have a lot of generational trauma we still deal with as african americans which is linked to epigenetics. if someone was truly a race they claim from the start they wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of picking a specific race faceclaim that actually belongs to someone else who ACTUALLY knows what it’s like to be a person of color and be shaped by those specific life experiences, generational trauma & etc unlike someone who (for whatever stupid reason) tries choosing it.
It honestly reminds me of this one character who is a white woman known as christina from lovecraft country who used magic to experience the exact same thing Emmett Till did. but even with that she will never know an ounce of the trauma, fear and abuse that he faced as a black person. same applies to shifters who say they want to experience what poc went or go through to “better understand” us when in reality they’ll never know the full scope of it like we do. idc who you are or what you think, you can NEVER truly live life the way we do or ever truly 100% get us.
now from a spiritual perspective of also why I’m against race changing, I tend to talk to my spirit guides often or the deities I’m in association with on this topic. fun fact, I learned that when we all incarnate we actually don’t get to choose our race. now, I personally trust higher educated beings who have a better grasp on these things than humans do. I don’t like the narrow minded views I’ve seen a lot of people have especially when they aren’t considerate of poc and our feelings, it’s just very insensitive and disrespectful overall. I also don’t like it when some people act as if race changing isn’t a big deal but it really is. the ones who think otherwise just haven’t taken the time to understand why it is. I also know that we aren’t just connected to our ancestors by dna (also noting back to epigenetics as well again) but we are also connected with them through our souls and both of those things interlink with each other very deeply.
also me personally I refuse to believe that I need to be a different race in order to learn about cultures, experiences, societal treatment of others & etc because that’s very limiting and will just never be true. I also appreciate other people & their cultures without having the need to be them physically, like I don’t wanna be a sheep lol. when I say sheep I mean I don’t have to make myself fit in anywhere like another identical puzzle piece. I can be myself, share my culture, my story, my ancestors stories and just overall share who I TRULY am and where/who I come from with so many other people. basically exchanging who each of us are as individuals because it’s beautiful intertwining with other people like that and each of us recognizing the other. appreciating one another without being so obsessed with wanting or needing to be their same physical reflection.
I suppose to finish off this very long explanation, I said I’d link some other viewpoints that can also be helpful as to why I’m against race changing (especially as a black woman who is very prideful of who she is and where she comes from) so here they are :) these are very educated individuals who I follow (and am mutuals with girlfanged, hey mootie!) and they are amazing and very articulate in their explanations so I hope it provides more understanding for you.
also if anyone else has read this far thank you! I’m not the best as explaining things so it’s very much appreciated!
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