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This, and that white liberal individual absolution quickly becomes learned helplessness in the face of systemic problems.
*I* didn& #39;t own slaves.
*I* didn& #39;t oppress anyone.
*I* can& #39;t fix history.
It& #39;s not *my* responsibility to dismantle this system.
... and so on, and on. https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/status/1265368142986919936">https://twitter.com/GWillowWi...
*I* didn& #39;t own slaves.
*I* didn& #39;t oppress anyone.
*I* can& #39;t fix history.
It& #39;s not *my* responsibility to dismantle this system.
... and so on, and on. https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/status/1265368142986919936">https://twitter.com/GWillowWi...
It& #39;s exhausting how many of these conversations collapse into "So what am I supposed to do about it?" while also rejecting every suggestion actual POC have made to answer that question.
(This thread brought to you by several recent frustrating discussions with someone utterly unable to wrap their head around "You keep centering yourself in this issue, *and that& #39;s the goddamn problem*")
