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1/4 While marginalized communities and their allies can and often do serve to educate the general public about injustices, expecting them to always digest and provide evidence of those injustices is wrong. It is a burden too great to bear constantly.
#checkyourprivilege
#checkyourprivilege
2/4 We live in the age of information where we have vast amounts of knowledge at our disposal. If we do not learn how to think critically and research topics for ourselves, we place the onus of our growth on others.
#checkyourprivilege
#checkyourprivilege
3/4 Those in power must take responsibility for their blind spots and they must learn. The oppressed have been crushed under injustice for far too long to bear the burden of your ignorance.
#checkyourprivilege
#checkyourprivilege
4/4 Ignorance is not inherently bad, it's a state of not knowing. It's why we say when you know better, do better.
Stop complaining that folks won't discuss things in detail with you. Take the initiative to educate yourself.
#checkyourprivilege
Stop complaining that folks won't discuss things in detail with you. Take the initiative to educate yourself.
#checkyourprivilege
