If you’re upset and trying to guilt people of color for rightfully pointing out that nobody gave a shit until it happened to a white lady, maybe sit down and shut the fuck up

You should be mad about what happened to Renee. But people are allowed their frustration that you weren’t this mad about Tamir, and Breonna, and Eric. That the narrative was, “they need to protest the right way” until they got to you and now it’s okay to get violent

And if you feel “punished” or like you’re being discouraged by hearing this frustration, that’s on you. Your guilt is your own thing to process. Don’t tell people that they need to swallow their anger with you and flies and honey and all this shit. This is white fragility tone policing bullshit and you should know better by now

Don’t forget that the whole reason this happened at all is because they are actively hunting brown people in this country. Renee got gunned down standing up against putting brown kids in cages. You should’ve been mad the whole fucking time. At least as mad as she was

@Randomly_Generated_Name if white people hate accountability so much that it stands in their way of their solidarity, they weren’t going to be good allies anyways. I’m okay with alienating people who only care about themselves and find the idea of introspection to be a deal breaker

@Randomly_Generated_Name for what it's worth, SayHerName (hashtag) is over 10 years old now, starting with Sandra Bland and with way too many dead people in between her and Renee Good since then. People have been shouting from the rooftops and have been turned away as too vocal, too vigilant all of this time until this has escalated into what it is today. Of course there is some pushback. If you care, if you really care, you cannot be oversensitive to critisism.

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@Randomly_Generated_Name it’s not a “purity test”. Be so fucking for real. The bar is on the god damn floor and any time we ask for anything it’s like “oh my god I can’t believe you expect me to consider that I need to do some learning and growing and even *gasp* changing”. Jesus Christ. There’s no debate here, it’s white people stop being so fucking fragile all the time and take your fucking lumps for once. Tired of kissing ass to try to get you to show up. Get outta here tone policing shit

@danirabbit @Randomly_Generated_Name

Our agenda needs to be that NO ONE in the US is subject to this kind of authoritarian violence and that means we all need to acknowledge that we’ve been ok with Black people being subject to it for too long.

Me too, I have also been too ok with it. I also reflexively resisted when Black people said this is the same as what they’ve been subjected too. We all have to get through that reflex. We have to. And the people helping us through are helping, not hurting.

@Randomly_Generated_Name sure, there is infighting on the left but anyone who bolts at the first sign of discomfort is actually getting in the way (paraphrasing Dani upthread).

Shit is fucked. But if you want to make change you need to be able to work alongside someone who will call you out as needed, does not always keep you comfortable and may not be your friend. Getting results is not an excersize in comfort.
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@minmi @danirabbit @Randomly_Generated_Name "progressive" white people when they get told they have to acknowledge they are racist in order to stop being racist: ...

@karolherbst @danirabbit @Randomly_Generated_Name

I mean, it’s not easy and usually not graceful to grow and change. I’ve certainly thrown my own pretty unflattering tantrums and will certainly continue to screw up. So I’m not here to bash anyone who’s fighting that tension.

But for sure the only way out is through, and the people reminding us of that are doing the right thing.

@Randomly_Generated_Name that brings the question of who is your team?

I know (from real life, from many years ago) that @danirabbit is willing to drop everything and help out when push comes to shove, even when dealing with something out of her comfort zone. She didn't judge, she asked questions and is now an expert that I trust to do the right thing.

Can you do the same? Can you set aside your discomfort and when you see something that may or may not apply to you and just keep scrolling?

@Randomly_Generated_Name people need to vent, especially the people who have been trying for many years to talk about what is happening. What has been happening to lead to this. If your idea of having a win means that no one can be treated with anything but kid gloves to spare hurt feelings and avoid infighting, I don't know what to say. @danirabbit

@danirabbit You are right and have my full support. I fully agree and it’s hard to deal with the anger I feel about the self-righteous „yes, but“ters and their glorious justification for judging others while doing nothing. On your side. Solidarity. @Randomly_Generated_Name

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"Purity tests".
The mantra of the politically illiterate liberal.

@danirabbit Oh they can tell us how we are wrong to point it out all they want… so long as they do so *with my dick in their mouths*. If they can mumble the words “I totally cared before they shot the white lady” under those circumstances I will give their opinions some consideration.

@Randomly_Generated_Name @danirabbit I’ll tell you. Fuck off. Fuck all the way off. Don’t stop until you’ve fucked yourself beyond the Oort Cloud.

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that is blatantly unfair -- millions of people got out into the streets to show they cared from the start of this ICE menace

@danirabbit @cainmark WTF is doing that? No really I need names…

@danirabbit I don't always boost every post in a thread, but when I do, it's because they're right.