#recognize your privilege

[strawberryshoepink]

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[sunkissedpages]

should I be ashamed that i’m straight ? i swear gay ppl made it seem like the worse thing in the world so now im like :////

[imaginaryhistorianme]

Jarring Video Shows Grandmother Intervening After Texas Cops Pulled Guns on Man Who Allegedly Ran Stop Sign

There's controversy in Midland, Texas after police pulled guns on a man who allegedly ran a stop sign on May 16, and drove to his grandmothe

He ran a stop sign...

Drove to the nearest place he felt safe.

And then this...

Do you know how many times my dad/uncles/brothers/cousins (2 of which are cops) have told me to drive until I found somewhere I feel safe to pull over? Somewhere well lit and with people around? Because I’m a woman and “you can never be too sure...”

When I was 21 and caught speeding, the statey saw my military ID as I was taking my license out for him. He asked me if I served and when I told him it was a dependent’s ID, that my father serves, he shook my hand and told me to slow it down before winking and going back to his car.

That’s privilege.

This kid rolled through a stop sign, something we all do, something this cop did on this video(!!) and the cops responded by pointing guns at him and his grandmother.

[woodenelephant]

Fuck rich people who downplay their wealth/deny their privilege

[cambrascurvycloset]

I won't stop fighting until every single one of my friends is walking down the street with the same privilege I have

Cambra Kenton

[anangryally-blog]

My Cause is greater than your cause???

Getting really sick and tired of people feeling as though they can only choose ONE issue to protect.

I had this realization when Cecil the lion was shot awhile back. People were all up in arms because “Oh you care about a lion when there are American military men and women being shot at war?!?”

I was offended by that argument because people assumed that if I cared about one thing it meant I did not care about the other. Guess what? I cared for both. I care for so many things all at once that I can’t sleep at night and I feel useless for not being able to help. I cared that a lion got shot and I care that people are putting their lives on the line to protect me and the country I love.

It’s happening again.

“Oh you’d rather help refugees when we have homeless people right here?!?”

Um, no. I care for both. Thanks for your concern about my morals though.

I’d like to make it very, very clear that when I am speaking up about a specific issue it DOES NOT mean I have forgotten about all the others. I refuse to argue about who's cause is greater. If it involves a life, I care. Remember that.

[innovacetion]

*Shrug*

I guess I'm going to lose some followers and hear some shit, but fuck that, I'm not gonna be quiet about race issues. Period. Just can't do it. There are systems at play, and people are dying because people would rather ignore it, than be informed. POC aren't asking non-POC to feel bad, nor are we generalizing a race, but damn...open your eyes, and see what's going on! Recognize the privilege that's happening, and if you really care: (a) educate yourself, (b) work to educate others, and/or (c) work to break down this system. Smh. It's not that difficult, man. It breaks my heart to see people who would rather be more comfortable in their own situation than working to better someone else's. This is not a stab at anyone, but I'm recognizing a trend.

[alisonswift]

this is in my opinion proof that taylor remains a white feminist.

she stands up for women and for herself which is good but she still doesn't acknowledge the fact that black women get it EVEN worse