It’s common sense.
They deserve no applause while my brothers and sisters are literally fighting for their lives as we speak.
my white privilege: talking about systemic racism, posting about systemic racism, liking statuses about systemic racism, being outraged by systemic racism, not fearing for my life because of systemic racism.
white kids are lucky they get the right to be rebellious; it’s just a phase for you, smoking weed and getting in trouble for petty shit. when you’re black, it’s a death sentence, allegedly stealing cigars and walking in the street is enough to take your life and leave you in the street for hours like a carcass
Some problems we share as women, some we do not. You [white women] fear your children will grow up to join the patriarchy and testify against you; we fear our children will be dragged from a car and shot down in the street, and you will turn your backs on the reasons they are dying.
Audre Lorde, “Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference” (via commiekinkshamer)
Black followers, tell me if I reblog a bad post. Tell me if I say something wrong. Let me know if I fuck up.
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE AND NON-BLACK POC,
DO NOT FUCKING GO ON ABOUT HOW YOU’RE GONNA START RIOTS DO NOT ENCOURAGE VIOLENCEYOU WILL NOT BE THE ONES DYING
stop saying “not ALL of us white people are racist”
say it with me
all white people benefit from institutionalized racism.
all white people benefit from institutionalized racism.
while you yourself may not be racist (but I doubt that if you defend white ppl) you benefit from a system that lets white people walk free for killing a black person for just about any reason
furthermore, if you are white, you have said/thought/done something racist at some point in your life, no exceptions
so shut the fuck up
I am furious. I am deeply saddened. I am afraid for others.
But I am not afraid for myself. This is white privilege.