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@ white ppl: i’m taking time to look through twitter & report posts w/protestors’ faces—if u have time/spoons, this is a v simple way to protect our Black siblings
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this isn’t an easy time for any marginalized ppl, but Black ppl (esp trans/gnc) are actively enslaved & hunted by our ‘justice’ system
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i get paid tmrw so i’m also gonna donate to community organizers in minneapolis (i’ll link below) when that goes through—if ur white & have the spoons & ability, support Black ppl however u can, esp rn
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w everything going on, no one should have to worry abt feeding themselves/staying healthy/finances + the inhumanity & violence imposed by our legal system/prisons/cops/etc
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all this to say, rly, that if we (white ppl) aren’t actively supporting Black activists & using our privilege to protect them everywhere we can, we are complicit in their oppression
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we’re complicit anyway, but esp now, esp w everything going on, by staying silent, we are enacting & enabling violence & that’s unacceptable
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just to be clear, if you’re disabled/don’t have access/aren’t safe to speak up @ home/don’t have spoons, i understand & i’ve been there—but we still need to use our privilege when we can
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i write almost everything i do in one notebook so i don’t forget—make a list of ways u can support community action when u /do/ have the energy/space/etc & come back to it @ those times
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bottom line—white ppl, we have to do better—don’t share any pics/vids w faces/shoes/etc & report them if u see them
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i have to do some work, but i’ll come back & link verified fundraisers/pages for george floyd’s fam/mn organizers/etc when i can 💛
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@ any of my Black followers (& anyone who sees this)—if u need funds of any kind (bills, covid related, other), pls dm me or reply to this thread & i’ll boost ur links/cash apps/etc 💛
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