next time a "white ally” asks “what can i do?”
tell them to read “being white, being good: white complicity, white moral responsibility, and social justice pedagogy” by barbara applebaum, “when affirmative action was white” by ira katznelson, “reproducing racism: how everyday choices lock in white advantage” by daria roithmayr and “racism without racists: color-blind racism and the persistence of racial inequality in america” by eduardo bonilla-silva.
tell them to confront that racist relative who is always talking that bullshit about “sagging pants,” “black on black crime” and “what would mlk say…”
tell them to shut down their friend(s) who behind closed doors calls black people “niggers,” asians “chinks” and mexicans “wetbacks.”
tell them not to touch a black woman’s body ever without permission.
tell them not to ask a black woman “can i touch your hair” because she’s not a toy to be played with for your curiosity.
tell them to reject “columbus day” and to always make it known that he murdered and enslaved thousands of native of this land, committed acts of biological warfare against them and began the transatlantic slave trade.
tell them to call out their friends when the do and say racist shit right in front of their eyes. even if it risks losing that friend.
tell them to call out cultural appropriation when their white friends and their favorite celebs do it.
tell them to never dress up as “sexy indian” or “muslim terrorist” or “hip hop black guy” and/or in blackface for halloween and to check their friends if they want to do it.
tell them to shut down their friend(s) who’s “into black chicks” or “into asian chicks” and tell him that fetishising women of a certain race is racist as fuck.
tell them to reject #alllivesmatter since it erases the goal and intent of #blacklivesmatter which aims to shine a light on america’s police force great and gleeful willingness to injure, harm, shoot and kill black people as apposed to white people.
tell them to support black businesses because the services and goods in those stores are just as good as what’s in the white stores regardless of the lies they’ve heard.
tell them to reject gentrification because it’s racist to segregate a race of people into a section of town, then make it a point to not invest in that part of town both from the public and private sector and then when these people find a way to build a life and community in these areas against the odds, to then take it away from them for the benefit of white people.
tell them to check all their white relatives and friends who tell racist jokes.
most of all, tell them to be quiet and listen to black, hispanic, asian and middle eastern people when they talk about what it’s like to live under white supremacy. they know better than any white person.
i mean if you can do the fucking basics, what kind of “ally” are you??! it’s not all about marches, tweets, facebook and tumblr posts. this is that everyday shit and if you’re not down for it, you’re just another racist in sheep’s clothing.
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