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1. Take on the struggle as your own
2. Stand up, even if you’re scared
3. Transfer the benefits of your privilege to others who lack it
4. Acknowledge that you have too have pain, but this isn’t your conversation
“Many claiming the word “ally” wear the phrase and ideology like an article of clothing, easily discarded when it’s no longer hip/safe to wear.
If only those who are marginalized could cast away their identities with such confidence and ease.”
If only those who are marginalized could cast away their identities with such confidence and ease.”
“Black people do not need allies. We need people to stand up and take on the problems borne of oppression as their own, without remove or distance.
We need people to do this even if they cannot fully understand what it’s like to be oppressed...” -Roxanne Gay
We need people to do this even if they cannot fully understand what it’s like to be oppressed...” -Roxanne Gay
“Being an ally doesn’t necessarily mean you fully understand what it feels like to be oppressed. It means you are taking on the struggle as your own.” (Guide to Allyship)
“A marginalized individual cannot easily cast away the weight of their identity shaped through oppression on a whim. They must carry that weight every single day... An ally understands that this is a weight that they, too, must be willing to carry and never put down“ (GTA)
