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Can & #39;allies& #39; please stop trying to "get through" to racists and change their minds?
When y& #39;all challenge racists it shouldn& #39;t be with the purpose of getting them on board with not being pieces of shit. That& #39;s not why we confront white supremacy.
When y& #39;all challenge racists it shouldn& #39;t be with the purpose of getting them on board with not being pieces of shit. That& #39;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& #39;re centering the oppressors and not the oppressed.
You can& #39;t "reason" away hatred for someone else& #39;s identity. You can& #39;t "logic" away bigotry.
You can& #39;t "reason" away hatred for someone else& #39;s identity. You can& #39;t "logic" away bigotry.
I& #39;ve argued with thousands of racists and maybe changed one or two minds.
The reason you& #39;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.
