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anyway hi! this is a message from me (a white person) to you (other white people in this community):
WE. DON'T. GET. TO. DECIDE. WHAT'S. RACIST. AND. WHAT'S. NOT.
POC PEOPLE SHOULD BE THE ONLY ONES TO HAVE A SAY ON ISSUES OF RACISM, WE JUST SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND LISTEN TO THEM.
WE. DON'T. GET. TO. DECIDE. WHAT'S. RACIST. AND. WHAT'S. NOT.
POC PEOPLE SHOULD BE THE ONLY ONES TO HAVE A SAY ON ISSUES OF RACISM, WE JUST SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND LISTEN TO THEM.
from the moment i got on twitter today all i'm seeing is WHITE fucking people defending carlos and i'm just so tired????? and i'm saying this as someone who supported him very much last year. if poc people are saying what he said/did is inexcusable, then our job is to SHUT UP
we have a lot of privilege in contrast to other people and we should acknowledge and use it in order to make sure racism disappears from this community and the world in general. but instead, all white people do here is a accept a nonexistent apology and try to move on
this just makes the problem worse. yes, it made me really uncomfortable too to acknowledge that one of my favourite drivers is racist, but if we don't force ourselves to get out of our bubble of privilege and see what's really happening, we'll never change anything
in conclusion:
- LISTEN TO POC
- DON'T SAY "X ISN'T RACIST" IF YOU'RE WHITE, YOU'RE NOT ENTITLED TO DECIDE THAT
- HOLD THE PEOPLE YOU ADMIRE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES
- REALISE YOU'RE PRIVILEGED
- DO SOMETHING TO HELP POC BE HEARD
that's all for now
- LISTEN TO POC
- DON'T SAY "X ISN'T RACIST" IF YOU'RE WHITE, YOU'RE NOT ENTITLED TO DECIDE THAT
- HOLD THE PEOPLE YOU ADMIRE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES
- REALISE YOU'RE PRIVILEGED
- DO SOMETHING TO HELP POC BE HEARD
that's all for now
p.s. if any poc read this, please let me know if i said anything wrong! english isn't my native language and sometimes i misuse words while trying to explain something
