#blackness

[forgedblack]

[thesagittarianmind]

From The Archives : Wax Poetics Magazine

[bideogaymes]

i notice the more i talk about Blackness, my culture, history and people online, the more distanced the nonblack mutuals or followers i have are, it’s like they either get intimidated or something, like me acknowledging and being proud of it makes me and other Black ppl unapproachable. The same way recently a South Asian American popular creator lost 2000+ followers after posting videos promoting and celebrating Black women owned restaurants for Black History Month. some even took to his comments to essentially whine, “why cant you support all restaurants and not just Blacks, why even mention the race!”

Mind you, nobody ever has a problem when someone says they’re going to eat at a Chinese/Mexican/Indian etc. restaurant. To everyone, that is normal and not an aberration but centering Blackness in any context immediately gets everybody tight; or hesitant, limited enthusiasm. 😐

The public and unbiased support of Black people actually has social repercussions that aren’t addressed or elaborated on enough tbh.

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

It's very nice to hear a non American talk about american blackness in a positive manner.

[imanisays]

MOOD ALL YEAR

[dreams-in-blk]

[edwardallenpoe]

This Juneteenth, I want this to be a reminder for y'all to stop saying "POC" when you mean black. It's fine to discuss things about general people of color's oppression and struggle but sometimes it's ok to talk about just black people. It's tempting to try and generalize so that people will actually care about us, because when you specifically talk about just the black, unique struggle it is very easy to be silenced and erased, but please, for the love of all that's holy, if you mean black, say black.

(side note; it's also okay to specify regions as well. Don't say African diaspora when you mean American black people. Because Juneteenth isn't about Africa, it's about the previously enslaved black people of the US. It's okay to talk about our struggle, our specific struggle. We shouldn't need to be palatable or relatable to be listened to.)