if you haven& #39;t looked through black folx& #39; mentions, you don& #39;t have anywhere near a complete picture of how common racism is on social media. & i& #39;m not talking just slurs & overt hate. peep the "technically"s "well actually"s & devil& #39;s advocates. the asks & demands for education.

look for anything diminishing or unhelpful. even if they say something true or plausible, don& #39;t scroll past & file it "not racist".

really critically ask yourself "why?"

why now?

why in this particular thread?

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i asked someone on twitch why they were so intent that we realized that the streamer& #39;s racial profiling experience in my homestate was "reasonable" cos the cops had gotten a legit complaint. i used this framing. "why, now, in this particular conversation?". nothing more was said.

but y& #39;all gotta start asking yourself these fucking questions cos the marginalized people trying to survive through endless trauma & pain can& #39;t be expected to always provide the spark for your possible enlightenment.