ima tweet abt this and just get it off my chest. since the death of george floyd, i’ve been constantly sharing information on my instagram page as well as links to petitions and places to donate. i want ppl to be using every free moment they get to help the black community ..
i shared links so that if a person were to suddenly feel “oh man maybe i should just sign another” they have extremely easy access to get to that link. that “oh shit i cant find anything” cannot be an excuse they can use to stay silent. i put in the work so they didnt have to ..
and so many ppl were still silent. so many south-asians in my own community that i grew up and went to school with were silent. when i offered more resources, they didnt bother to reach out. that was so fucking heartbreaking for me. ppl are dying and u guys arent even trying ..
ur hardest. u signed one petition and shared one post and think u did ur part. tell me, what does sharing that one post really do? does it help raise money? does it help ppl get new info? no. it doesnt. the performative activism i’ve seen oher the last couple days is insane ..
i had someone who i considered a friend reach out to me and tell me im posting too much. countless ppl are dying and me giving u resources to help is me posting too much? these are ur peers people. u wanna drink and party w em but u dont care if they do anything when it comes ..
to ppl dying and needing voices now more than ever? i knew i was being annoying and in everyones face. but ppl are legitimately dying to be heard rn and the very least u could do is sign every damn petition u see. donate as much as possible and share after u have so other can.
but some of y’all are so fake woke its actually sad. like to think that we say “its our generation who will make change” but y’all cant even do the smallest things to bring that change. u think ur just gunna suddenly move move mountains? its such a joke to witness this shit ..
ppl i know who scream the n-word. ppl i know who thrive off of black culture. all silent. i had girls i havent spoken to in months encourage/check up on me more than my own closest friends during this time. when ur friend is trying to help, u msg them and ask how u can help ..
thats what real friends do. too many of y’all were silent. and i hope from the bottom of my heart that when this comes back up in the future, and ppl ask u what u did to help, u be honest and say that u did the very fucking least u could do. bc thats the truth ..
surrey is filled w ppl who wanna steal from black culture and not speak up for shit when black people need our help. as a nbpoc, im so disappointed in the majority of the south asian community. in my own friends/family. black ppl deserve better from us and u should all know that.
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