#white priviliege

[oh-theatre]

Im not gonna entertain the ask i just received but I am going to say this

The ignorance about #WhitePriviliege needs to stop

- It doesnt mean youre racist

- it doesn't mean your life hasn't been easy

- its doesnt mean you don't face struggles and oppression and such

But it does mean your life HAS NOT been made harder because of the color of your skin

This isn't about you but that doesn't mean you cant speak up, and say something. Or do something. 

You do NOT get to complain when it's convenient to you. You do NOT get to be anti-racism when it's convenient to you. 

And there are no BUTS in this 

What can YOU do?

- Donate

- Speak up

- EDUCATE YOURSELF

- Sign a petition 

- Get involved

But let me say one more thing: 

its not police brutality

its fucking murder

Oh! And BLACK LIVES MATTER

[anti-capitalistlesbianwitch]

After The Women's March, I'm Finally Facing My White Feminism

When I was in the fifth grade, I wrote a report about Title IX, the law that granted women equal access to all aspects of federally-funded education, including sports. As a basketball player, I was passionate about sports, especially since the WNBA h

I realized that if I really am as committed to my feminism as I claim to be, I can't stop marching when I make as much money as my male colleagues — I have to keep going until all women make as much money as their male colleagues. I can't stop marching when Planned Parenthood is safe and abortions remain legal — I have to keep marching until all women have access to birth control, to quality healthcare, and to insurance. I have to keep marching until it no longer feels "cool." And even then, I still have to keep going.

...[I]f I am going to be an advocate and ally, I need to march and stand up and advocate even when the issues don't affect me; even when it's not my rights at risk; even when the President of the United States has not taken aim at me and my body, I need to stand up for the people he has. I need to march, to be loud, and most importantly, to use my privilege to empower those around me. And with so much uncertainty still looming in the air, that is one thing I know, without a doubt, that I can focus on.

[wutbju]

A colorblind approach allows us to deny uncomfortable cultural differences.

In a colorblind society, white people, who are unlikely to experience disadvantages due to race, can effectively ignore racism in American life, justify the current social order, and feel more comfortable with their relatively privileged standing in society (Fryberg, 2010). Most minorities, however, who regularly encounter difficulties due to race, experience colorblind ideologies quite differently. Colorblindness creates a society that denies their negative racial experiences, rejects their cultural heritage, and invalidates their unique perspectives.

[redswrap]

The Flip Side of "You People"

The Flip Side of “You People”

It was one of the first things I learned as a grown-up person in a multi-cultural world. The term “you people” was bad as in “You people always think everything bad that happens is because of racism.”

“You people.”

After the initial looks of intense scorn from black colleagues, I wondered to myself: what’s so wrong about saying “you people?” I had to piece it together over the next several years.…

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[realneckbear-blog]

Okay, I checked it. Now what?

[tdotgotsoul]

What exactly is privilege, and how do you check yours?

[redphosphor]

Because Skrewdriver

[showmethegreyspace]

I (White, cis woman) carry two swords (blunted, but weapons that are built for training and intended for use) over my shoulder to sword class every Saturday and I've never so much as been looked at suspiciously by a policeman let alone stopped by one. 

Meanwhile in America a black man my age gets lethally shot in the back by police for carrying a fake decorative sword that he was likely using to look and feel cool.

I mean... Just. Christ.