#racial equality

[proship-shuujuu]

"x gender have harmed me before!" that doesn't give you the right to generalise a whole gender as ontologically evil.

"x race have harmed me before!" that doesn't give you the right to generalise a whole race as ontologically evil.

"x mental illness have harmed me before!" that doesn't give you the right to generalise a whole mental illness as ontologically evil.

"x religion have harmed me before!" that doesn't give you the right to generalise a whole religion as ontologically evil.

"x nationality have harmed me before!" that doesn't give you the right to generalise a whole nationality as ontologically evil.

"x paraphile have harmed me before!" that doesn't give you the right to generalise a whole paraphilia as ontologically evil.

[theribbitkin]

This should be talked about more

Being a white minority is easier than being a racially diverse minority. Being a white disabled person? Easier.

Being a white queer person? Easier.

Being a white autistic person? Easier.

Being a white trans person? Easier.

Being a white woman? Easier.

I complain so often about how hard my experience as a disabled, nonbinary, neurodivergent person is but I should acknowledge that I do not face the worst of it. Even within my communities of people who face discrimination on the daily, there is still racism. And that is a huge fucking problem. Because we face discrimination ourselves and we should know better and yet this is still such an issue. There shouldn’t be racist queer people, there shouldn’t be racist disabled people, and so on. Do better.

And yes, not all of us are a part of the problem but we should still play our part in fixing it. Because it shouldn’t have to affect us for us to care. So acknowledge and call out the racism in your communities EVEN IF IT DOESNT AFFECT YOU

Edit: just gonna say it cause there’s already people doing this. If you comment racist shit, your comment will be deleted and you will be blocked. Fuck off.

[beyond-mogai-pride-flags]

[Image ID by @slumberofthesea: A new progress flag. On the left it has a yellow and green triangle, split down the middle, with the intersex symbol and altersex symbol interlocked as previously mentioned. The stripes of the umbrella transgender flag (white, blue, and pink), and the brown and black stripes representing black people have the a-spectrum compass on it. It is a black, four-pointed shape. Inside it is the ethical non-monogamous heart in white. The red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple stripes are zig-zagged as a nod to the original disability flag. /End ID]

A[n intersex-inclusive] progress pride flag that explicitly includes disabled, altersex, a-spec, and ethically non-monogamous people.

The altersex symbol and intersex symbol interlock, to showcase unity within the varsex community.

The a-spec compass and ethically non-monogamous heart are both within a single symbol, to showcase the unity of going against amatonormativity.

Whenever I reblogged this post by @dhddmods, the flag and its meanings above got lost, so I'm reposting. -Ap

[nuthin-gold-can-stay]

let female-identifying characters of color be fucking losers. they don't have to be baddies they don't have to be preppy they don't have to have a trope at all just let them be the loser main characters who have no idea what they're doing and make weird awkward jokes and be stupid cuz they can.

please please please please please don't try to force them to be Cool and Suave and Nice and Perfect just so that you can say 'oh im so woke my female POC character is an angel because i just 🤩 love her so much!' let her be fucking human. thank you send tweet

[1mevasive]

why is language political?

why is race political?

why is secuality political?

why is sexual & romantic orientation political?

why is gender political?

why are bodies political?

why are we political? why are we objects that begin debates? how can an individual be politicized when all they do is exist?

how can i just exist when my very existence becomes political? Can I not just eat my salad in peace?

[courtneyjwilliams]

Poem: Why do you hate?

[rhetoricsofraceandidentity]

Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race

The long read: For years, racism has been defined by the violence of far-right extremists, but a more insidious kind of prejudice can be fou

[blondebrainpowered]

Harriet Tubman's Shawl, ca. 1897

After becoming a well-known figure for her heroic work as an Underground Railroad Conductor and as an advocate for women’s suffrage and racial equality, the shawl became a symbol of her resilience and strength.