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The thing about white silence in fandom is that it’s always actually saying a lot.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read this. Then again. And one more time. Then sit with yourself and ask why positivity matters more than a discussion that could make you uncomfortable. Ask why you hype up fandom as a community when your personal comfort matters more than supporting fans of color. Ask why you only listen when white fans talk.

In choosing silence in the face of racism, these people are saying “I value the community bonds and relationships I have with other white people/compliant people of color more than I do the safety and happiness of people of color experiencing racism in these spaces”. It is a silence that speaks loudly. It’s powerful.

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It’s full of people who duck their heads and metaphorically keep it moving when racism in fandom is a thing folks are talking about. It’s a space full of people who never seem to speak up publicly about racism in fandom or the harassment that a given fan of color is receiving right in front of their digital salad – unless they can claim it’s coming from outsiders or dudebros.

Fandom full of people who quietly decide not to signal boost tweets or pieces by people like me because they can’t – or won’t – properly handle a taste of the racism we get. Or people who, when faced with other people lying about us, choose to nod and go “oh I didn’t know about that” and retract their support, their opportunities, and our access to them… rather than reach out to us to ask what’s going on.

Fandom is full of people who publicly say nothing to defend people of color in fandom who are dealing with racism in fandom, but privately flood our inboxes with shallow messages of support because they’re so shocked-and-appalled.

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I’m here to ask that you guys to please speak up because white silence and violence is directly harmful to our health – emotional, physical, and mental – and there is nothing fans of color can do to protect ourselves from this harassment. There is nothing we can do to stop what’s happening to us when we point out racism in different fandoms.