#racismtw

[softpine]

turn to dust and dust will fly with equal weight, through space and time

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[alltimefail-sims]

Not putting this under a read more, but it is long!

I'm popping in really quick because I feel like it should go without saying that supporting and comforting people who are racists or engaging in racist behavior and microaggressions makes you a racist as well.

For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, this is an ongoing issue regarding some members in the sims community and their past actions. Here's some background info.

Ignoring the problem won't make the actions which hurt others and the hateful, racist speech you enabled go away. Changing your blog name won't make it go away, putting out a notes app apology (which you later delete) won't make it go away, and filling your blog with "aesthetically pleasing" black sims isn't going to make it go away. Additionally, I want people to understand that someone can't really be sorry for something they don't feel bad for - and when you ignore public outcry and frustrations and allow others to comfort you or defend your past actions, you are not sorry. If someone tells simopeia, for instance, "Don't worry about these people... it's just cancel culture" or "you did nothing wrong" and simopeia does not shut that down... then she's not really sorry. If you're sorry, truly sorry, you would never let anyone say that what you did wasn't wrong - clearly you're just upset people are calling you out for it.

Racists (and all their apologists) have got to take the time and not only admit wrongdoing but also unlearn that shit, too. Really, all white people should take the time and do the work of constantly learning and listening to the voices of POC on topics of racism and inequality simply because it's the right thing to do. Racist ideologies, racial biases, the damaging history behind white "victim" tears, and the concept of privilege are just a few topics to start with and you simply can't expect black people to hold your hand the whole way. You don't get to say "I didn't know better" while people are telling you that you did something wrong and while you were on the internet, on social media, meaning you had access to infinite information/news/resources/and educated perspectives regarding racial injustice at the time. I mean, shit, there's literally trending topics and sections on social justice issues just here on Tumblr alone. It is not any person of color's job to explain their own oppression or societal injustices in general for you, nor is it their job to up and accept your apology at the drop because you "feel so bad" or "regret your actions."

You do not get to be mad when people don't like you because of that, and you just have to accept that you will always be associated with that behavior for many. It's a consequence, but one you brought upon yourself.

"Then why be sorry? Why try to do better if people won't just forgive me?" Because the goal in educating yourself about racial injustice is not so you can feel better about yourself or be liked or forgiven by others, it's so you don't continue to contribute to systems which oppress people who aren't white. The key point in this kind of apology is to understand that you aren't apologizing for you, you're apologizing because that is what you owe to people you have wronged regardless if they choose to forgive you or not.

And I've seen all the complaints and the asinine anons so let me be very clear: this isn't drama, this is a very real problem that black simmers don't have the luxury to ignore. They don't owe silence, forgiveness, complacency, or niceties to anyone who makes an active choice to make simblr (and the world in general) an unwelcoming place.

All that being said, if you are racist, an apologist and front-line defender for racists, or simply don't see why these things matter... this is not the space for you, and I won't be sorry about that. Please see yourself out, no exit announcement necessary.

[alltimefail]

that's how you wind up in Russia.. sucking at basketball and thinking you're better than America 😅

Bro I am begging you to please get a life I am not gonna argue with your ass. Craving attention and validation by being a piss baby racist anonymously on Tumblr dot com like please be serious. Fighting with sims blogs about politics...sought me out, came alllllll the way to my PERSONAL blog because I liked a few posts in solidarity with people MUCH smarter than you and you got your feelings hurt. You look pathetic. You look stupid. I do not care about your opinion, and I don't think you (or the people who think like you) had one until you saw that a black woman benefited by simply not being left in an oppressive, dangerous country and you had to find a piss poor reason to justify your hatred and bigotry.

Is this fun? Crying on anon? Stalking blogs you don't even follow and waiting for their response? Can't even have an opinion with your whole chest? You are a clown. You lack bravery, you lack empathy, and you clearly lack a social life if you have time to play these little games that no one else wants to play. I sincerely feel sorry for you, and at the same time I think you are a pathetic person.

Grow the fuck up. Touch some grass. Get a life. Have some self respect. Reevaluate how you spend your time because baby once I answer this you will not cross my mind for a second... but I know a lot of people including myself will be on your mind 🤔. Isn't that sad? What do you think that says about you, that you get joy from attempting (and failing, frankly) to get under people's skin? Good luck in your self-reflection. 👍

[that-one-guy-who-does-the-thing]

ok Mr. Walker how the fuck did you come to this conclusion

[trashyvi]

honestly I’m not taking @kimyugyeomsgirl that seriously bc they look like a huge troll but?? ay girl message me I just wanna fight ur white girl ass tho

[kelseyryker]

My heart is heavy.

Trayvon Martin. Mike Brown. Eric Garner. John Crawford III. Tywanza Sanders. Tamir Rice. I'm so scared that one day Alexander DeArmon will be on that list. I'm so scared that one day I'll be holding a sign with the love of my life's name on it, demanding justice knowing that it will probably never come, that his killer is alive, either still on the police force or determined "mentally ill," and apprehended. It doesn't matter. People shot in their homes because police got the wrong address, people shot for listening to their music too loudly, people shot for praying in church, people shot for wearing a hoodie. Killers justified because of the victims police record, because they were scared, because their wallet could have been a weapon. Loving fathers taken from their children, young daughters thrown to the ground and man handled. Racism still denied by many Americans. I cry every time another black person falls to the hands of racism, life, liberty, property taken because of racism. I cry for those individuals lost. I cry for the children who lost a mother, father, big brother or sister. I cry for the girl who won't marry the man she loved because racism took his life. I cry because I know that someone could take the man who protects me, loves me, holds me when I cry, the man who makes me strong, who feeds me, the man who makes me happy; that man could be taken from me, and his mother and father, from his nephews, from his sisters and brothers and people will justify it. Yes, he has a police record; no, he is not a thug. Yes, he listens to loud music; no, not to harm anyone. Yes, he often wears hoodies; no, not to scare you, but because they are comfortable. Yes, he his face is stern, yes he is strong; no, he will not rob you. Yes, he smokes weed; no, he is not a criminal. Yes, he did drop out of high school; no, he is not uneducated. People would say that all of these reasons are why he lay dead. But the real reason would be because yes, his skin is dark. Because even in 2015, people shout, "black lives don't matter!" At him as they drive by. Because he is a black man with a white woman, and people stare at us with hate in their eyes. I fear for the man I love's safety every time leaves the house. I fear his name becoming a hash tag. I fear headlines using his past to justify his body bag. I harbor all of this fear, and I am a white woman. None of these things would happen to me because the color of my skin is pale. I do not fear for my life when encountering a police officer, I do not fear entering a city known for large numbers of KKK members or hate crimes. Racism does not hurt me, yet I am filled with fear. It is hard to be a white person in love with a black person. So I can only imagine how hard it is to be a black person. No one deserves to fear for their life due to being black or brown. This is why I stand with Ferguson. I stand with Baltimore. I stand with Charleston. I stand with New York. I attend the protests near me, I stand on campus with poster boards if there are no protests around. Many white people think racism is a debate, but for too many it is about life and death. If Alexander DeArmon ever becomes a hash tag, expect Hell to come to earth. I stand with every family that loses a loved one to racism. I cry for every name that becomes a headline. Please, Lord, never let that hash tag be Alexx.

[toumeya]

my dad called ‘the gays’ ‘disfunctional’ and said he didn’t have a problem with ‘them’ other than the ‘militant gays’ who ‘shove it in your face’

he then proceeded to spew a bunch of 50 year old racist slurs which I didn’t even recognise until my mum explained what he was saying, and called black people ‘exotic animals’

luckily I have no respect for my dad at all anyway so it doesn’t hurt me personally, just grows my hatred for him even further. And he thinks hes funny and in the right. and hes still trying to have a casual conversation with all of us when my mum sister and I are absolutely disgusted and refuse to converse with him any more

[queerradiantdarkness-blog]

I don't know if I'm misguided but I HATE when Amnesty International tries to stage 'torture scenes'...

I just want that to never happen again & then I can stop being very averse to their organization.