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hi it’s me, a middle class white girl from CT. have you been seeing #BlackLivesMatter 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> on the tl and feel like it’s not your fight? (it is!) wanna help but don’t know how? go to http://blacklivesmatter.com"> http://blacklivesmatter.com , learn about the movement. fill out petitions, donate if u can! (a smol thread)
america is, and always has been, broken in so many ways. social media is shining a light on how broken it is. this is not new. if you look anything like me, you may feel like it doesn’t effect you. first off, it does! having empathy is crucial, please understand that.
just because the injustice not actively happening in front of you, doesn’t mean it’s not someone else’s reality and u can turn a blind eye! so if u wanna help but don’t know how, take a look at this article! https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies">https://sojo.net/articles/...
being a good ally starts with listening to, & uplifting black voices. use ur privilege to make those voices heard by ppl who would otherwise ignore them. rt/share articles by people directly involved in the situation. (this goes for irl too but that’s another thread altogether)
do ur research!! this means not camping out in the twt mentions of black activists expecting answers to questions u have about racism. google is ur friend. I am ur friend. I know plenty of people who will gladly redirect u to the info u want if I don’t have it. dm me if u want.
again this is a v lil thread for people who have privilege and don’t know how to use it to work against the injustices happening in america. I’ve just seen a lot on the tl that is... well-meaning but misguided? mostly ignorant. anyway moving on
twt is a place filled with a boatload of opinions so ur bound to make someone upset, regardless of how good of an ally u think u are. come to terms with that. move on. your privilege does not make you a bad person! doing nothing with your privilege does!!!
I could add 100 more tweets to this thread but basically: if u look like me, USE YOUR PRIVILEGE!! lift up black voices, do your research, be as active as you can! sign petitions, donate money and time, get out there and protest if you’re able!
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