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Can 'allies' please stop trying to "get through" to racists and change their minds?
When y'all challenge racists it shouldn't be with the purpose of getting them on board with not being pieces of shit. That's not why we confront white supremacy.
When y'all challenge racists it shouldn't be with the purpose of getting them on board with not being pieces of shit. That's not why we confront white supremacy.
When we debate and argue with racists with the intent of saving them from themselves and/or changing their minds, we're centering the oppressors and not the oppressed.
You can't "reason" away hatred for someone else's identity. You can't "logic" away bigotry.
You can't "reason" away hatred for someone else's identity. You can't "logic" away bigotry.
I've argued with thousands of racists and maybe changed one or two minds.
The reason you're arguing with racists, confronting Nazis, challenging your xenophobic grandma, and ruining Thanksgiving dinner is to uplift and center the voices of the marginalized and situationally make being a racist as uncomfortable as being a person of color.
We don't care if racists become better people. The goal should be advocating for and defending the oppressed.
Anti-racism work isn't about changing the minds of racists. It's about changing the environments that allow them to practice their racism freely.
Anti-racism work isn't about changing the minds of racists. It's about changing the environments that allow them to practice their racism freely.
It's about speaking up for the voiceless.
If prioritizing the mental and emotional growth of oppressors is your reason for intervening, you've already lost.
Fuck them. It's not about them. It's not about you, either.
It never was.
If prioritizing the mental and emotional growth of oppressors is your reason for intervening, you've already lost.
Fuck them. It's not about them. It's not about you, either.
It never was.
