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While I wait for Americans to dismantle the racist One Drop Rule that "makes us all Black" I've been philosophizing about the feasibility of mixed/biracial communities forming their own communities outside of predominant race/ethnicity they may identify with. 1/?
While I wait for Americans to dismantle the racist One Drop Rule that "makes us all Black" I've been philosophizing about the feasibility of mixed/biracial communities forming their own communities outside of predominant race/ethnicity they may identify with. 1/?
I say this because I have seen many "lightskin safe spaces" that eventually morph into hateful darkskin rhetoric and becomes an "US vs Them" mentality. But given how we are often told to not speak....is unsettling. You can speak here but not there, and not on this but only to men
So at what point does it seem justified to start our own communities? We dont want to speak over DarkSkinned People, but stating an opinion or an account of something quickly turns into "Shut up ur not dark, you dont know the struggle, you aint blk, etc" Why deal with it?
We seemingly cannot share our thoughts our concepts without being labeled either not black enough to speak, thus we are talking over REAL black people, or we are "deflecting from the real enemy". Ok are we allies or not? Cuz I can go. Seriously. We can also stop talking.
I can stop spending my time fighting black men that dog black women, and vice versa and etc, and simply focus on my own. Seems kinda selfish and self-serving though? not exactly a team-friendly perspective. Sounds like a Colonial mindset. its odd to me.
TL:DR The black community is wishy-washy concerning biracials/mixed. We are bodies for the movement, just only correct white people. Yea no, that will never be okay.
A POV @GrazkaThat @simply_vallyful @temithychalamet
