Thread by @mitchellscomet, Im pretty disgusted with people tonight.You want to know how Trump won? [...]

Im pretty disgusted with people tonight.

You want to know how Trump won? Go look in the mirror.
Because you, white people, with the yellow circles and the bees and the drums and the BLMs in your profiles--you are the reason.

You not standing up for marginalized people. 1/

You did this.
You--yeah you-- "too tired" to call out your racist friends because you cant bear the thought of not having them in your follow list---you are the reason. 2/

You claiming it was just a joke---

Dick jokes to the new 18 year old cashier are just jokes.
Well, except they are sexual harassment.

That Black joke your uncle tells every holiday. It is just a joke...except it is racism. 3/

Calling Amonute (aka Matoaka) Pocohontas is a slur. Why? Why is it a slur? You can read why here: 4/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/10/16/how-pocahontas-myth-slur-props-up-white-supremacy/

Perspective | How Pocahontas — the myth and the slur — props up white supremacy

The roots of the attacks on Elizabeth Warren.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/10/16/how-pocahontas-myth-slur-props-up-white-supremacy/

Lazy? Pay wall?

https://technical.ly/baltimore/2020/06/04/alanah-nichole-anti-racism-baltimore-social-media-shops-resources/

For white people considering anti-racism, when your Black friends and colleagues have had enough

Alanah Nichole compiles people, accounts and shops to watch, follow, and patronize to give your Black friends and colleagues a much-needed break.

https://technical.ly/baltimore/2020/06/04/alanah-nichole-anti-racism-baltimore-social-media-shops-resources/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/07/9853841/feed-fatigue-social-media

Feed Fatigue Is Real; But Pushing Past It Is Essential

Complaints over feed fatigue have been met with backlash, and understandably so. After all, Black people deal with racism every single day with no choice of "opting out" for a few hours. The desire...

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/07/9853841/feed-fatigue-social-media

I mean, when Teen Vogue gets it and you dont: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/racism-against-native-americans

Invisibility is the Modern Form of Racism Against Native Americans

"I’ve never seen Native people in media at all."

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/racism-against-native-americans

Going back to this:

Disparaging jokes are harmful. https://theconversation.com/psychology-behind-the-unfunny-consequences-of-jokes-that-denigrate-63855

Psychology behind the unfunny consequences of jokes that denigrate

Disparagement humor makes a punchline out of a marginalized group. Racist or sexist jokes, for instance, aren't just harmless fun – psychologists find they can foster discrimination.

https://theconversation.com/psychology-behind-the-unfunny-consequences-of-jokes-that-denigrate-63855

https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/classroom-conversations/jokes-excuses-and-why-words-matter

Jokes, Excuses and Why Words Matter

Words matter. Rosalind Wiseman suggests ways young people should evaluate their words and not say things to denigrate others just because it's "common" to say.

https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/classroom-conversations/jokes-excuses-and-why-words-matter

There are actual academic papers on this:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40441225

So now that we have established that Pocahontas is a racist slur and that disparaging jokes are harmful let's talk about why you can't stay silent: https://ideas.ted.com/why-we-need-to-call-out-casual-racism/

Why we need to call out casual racism

We can’t have an honest reckoning about race until we start to recognize all the ways in which privilege and prejudice creep into our lives, says author and digital strategist Luvvie Ajayi.

https://ideas.ted.com/why-we-need-to-call-out-casual-racism/

https://www.amnesty.org.au/six-ways-to-call-out-racism-and-bigotry-when-you-see-it/

Six ways to call out racism and bigotry when you see it

Take further action against racism and bigotry when you see it. - Amnesty International Australia

https://www.amnesty.org.au/six-ways-to-call-out-racism-and-bigotry-when-you-see-it/

So now we are moving on to white women tears, which weve seen a lot of over the past couple of days:

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ899418.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/08/how-white-women-use-strategic-tears-to-avoid-accountability

How white women use strategic tears to silence women of colour | Ruby Hamad

The legitimate grievances of brown and black women are no match for the accusations of a white damsel in distress

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/08/how-white-women-use-strategic-tears-to-avoid-accountability

https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/columnists/column-why-its-important-to-accept-criticism-without-white-womens-tears/article_84bb1f14-0815-52a8-a232-3adbbba4a6ab.html

Column: Why it's important to accept criticism without 'white women's tears'

CHICAGO — There’s a term — “white women’s tears” — that is defined as tears shed, in cross-racial settings, when situations make women frustrated, angry or sad about how hard

https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/columnists/column-why-its-important-to-accept-criticism-without-white-womens-tears/article_84bb1f14-0815-52a8-a232-3adbbba4a6ab.html

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/crying-shame-the-power-of-white-women-s-tears-20190820-p52iy7.html

Crying shame: The power of white women's tears

White women are not only aware of their privileged status in society but use it to surreptitiously manipulate and dominate people of colour.

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/crying-shame-the-power-of-white-women-s-tears-20190820-p52iy7.html

Now onto using Black women as "your best friend" ie your shield... https://ideas.time.com/2012/04/09/theproblem-with-the-my-best-friend-is-black-defense/

The Problem with the 'Some of My Best Friends Are Black' Defense

Scholarship on racial perception proves that even the most diverse group of friends doesn't make one immune to race-based prejudice

https://ideas.time.com/2012/04/09/theproblem-with-the-my-best-friend-is-black-defense/

https://ilr.law.uiowa.edu/print/volume-102-issue-5/aggressive-encounters-and-white-fragility-deconstructing-the-trope-of-the-angry-black-woman/

Aggressive Encounters & White Fragility: Deconstructing the Trope of the Angry Black Woman

By Trina Jones, Kimberly Jade Norwood

https://ilr.law.uiowa.edu/print/volume-102-issue-5/aggressive-encounters-and-white-fragility-deconstructing-the-trope-of-the-angry-black-woman/

Why asking "how is that racist" is a distraction from the issue: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=1a4c0dd9-1c3b-4b9a-80d1-8ecc2f315e4b

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2019/07/19/racism-is-not-a-distraction-its-policy/

Then they keep telling you they are tired, and they are trying to fight trump, and that it is stupid, and

So lets circle back to Indigenous people...

https://indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/the-false-narratives-invisibility-and-the-erasure-of-native-peoples-must-end-LTlMfzcJzUeeO_ELS7c4nQ

The false narratives, invisibility, and the erasure of Native peoples must end

Unprecedented research chips away at decades of misconceptions

https://indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/the-false-narratives-invisibility-and-the-erasure-of-native-peoples-must-end-LTlMfzcJzUeeO_ELS7c4nQ

This is one of the most haunting podcasts I have ever listened to. And one of the most heartbreaking: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/findingcleo

Home | Finding Cleo | CBC Radio

CBC's Connie Walker joins a Cree family in their search for their daughter who was apprehended by child welfare workers in Saskatchewan in the 1970s.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/findingcleo

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/for-native-people-the-trauma-of-family-separation-is-nothing-new/

For Native people, the trauma of family separation is nothing new

When I heard that the U.S. government was removing other indigenous children from their families and putting them in cages — as a deterrent, not to solve any practical problem — I was shocked but not...

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/for-native-people-the-trauma-of-family-separation-is-nothing-new/

https://www.gatheringforjustice.org/familyseparation

History of Family Separation — The Gathering For Justice

https://www.gatheringforjustice.org/familyseparation

Did you know that Native men are killed at higher rates than Black men by cops? https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/us/native-lives-matter/index.html

The forgotten minority in police shootings

Native Americans are killed in police encounters at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group, according to data from the CDC.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/us/native-lives-matter/index.html

https://www.lakotalaw.org/news/2017-11-21/native-lives-matter-the-overlooked-police-brutality-against-native-americans

Native Lives Matter: The Overlooked… • Lakota People's Law Project

Jason Pero is tragically the latest name in the trend of violence against Native Americans by law enforcement.

https://www.lakotalaw.org/news/2017-11-21/native-lives-matter-the-overlooked-police-brutality-against-native-americans

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/06/22/montana-native-american-police-brutality-george-floyd-protest-lives-matter/5334187002/

'We have no justice:' Are Native Americans the forgotten victims of police brutality?

Following George Floyd's death, many Native Americans, who experience oppression and police brutality, want to be included in discussions on reform.

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/06/22/montana-native-american-police-brutality-george-floyd-protest-lives-matter/5334187002/

So let's shift over to the number of Indigenous women killed by white men: https://publicintegrity.org/politics/murdered-and-missing-native-american-women-challenge-police-and-courts/

Murdered and missing Native American women challenge police and courts – Center for Public Integrity

Native American women are being murdered and sexually assaulted on reservations and nearby towns at higher rates than other American women.

https://publicintegrity.org/politics/murdered-and-missing-native-american-women-challenge-police-and-courts/

This starts to get to the actual problem with you being okay with the joke:

https://indianlaw.org/issue/ending-violence-against-native-women

https://www.uihi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-Women-and-Girls-Report.pdf

This paper is not behind a paywall and you can read the entire thing:

The gist for you lazy folks out there? Racial trauma increases substance abuse.

Guess what racial trauma includes?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6338088/

This sounds fun. Not.
Here she describes how this encounter made her feel.
Wanna jump into her twitter feed and tell her it is just a joke and that she needs to stop bringing up racism because we have to fight Trump? https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/tsa-native-american-woman-braids-plaits-agent-giddyup-horse-reins-a9284241.html

Airport security agent pulls Native American woman’s braids like reins and says ‘giddyup!’

‘I am angry, humiliated,’ says Tara Houska

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/tsa-native-american-woman-braids-plaits-agent-giddyup-horse-reins-a9284241.html

Part II: Ableism https://www.accessliving.org/newsroom/blog/ableism-101/

Ableism 101 - What is Ableism? What Does it Look Like?

As buzzwords like social justice, equity, and inclusion permeate our conversations, it’s essential for advocates of progress to remember another ‘ism.’

https://www.accessliving.org/newsroom/blog/ableism-101/

https://medium.com/@sheribyrnehaber/disability-microagressions-aka-ableist-things-people-say-89c3fffd11a1

Disability Microagressions-AKA “Ableist things people say”

Yes, all of these have actually happened to me personally

https://medium.com/@sheribyrnehaber/disability-microagressions-aka-ableist-things-people-say-89c3fffd11a1

https://www.bustle.com/articles/186060-13-microaggressions-people-with-disabilities-face-on-a-daily-basis

13 Microaggressions People With Disabilities Face On A Daily Basis

https://www.bustle.com/articles/186060-13-microaggressions-people-with-disabilities-face-on-a-daily-basis

Oh look, making fun of stroke victims is fun: <snark> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/10/care-workers-who-mocked-stroke-victim-snapchat-video-face-charges/774017002/

‘The End’: Care workers who mocked stroke victim in Snapchat video face charges

Police say they ignored a critically ill stroke patient who was supposed to be under their care and allegedly took a Snapchat video of that patient, mocking her condition, titling it, "The End."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/10/care-workers-who-mocked-stroke-victim-snapchat-video-face-charges/774017002/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6488478/

https://hhive.unc.edu/2020/05/careless-healthcare-ableism-during-covid-19-by-taha-lodhi/

https://medium.com/national-center-for-institutional-diversity/ableism-rearing-its-ugly-head-what-covid-19-reveals-about-the-valuing-of-disabled-lives-3acf354e13f3

Ableism Rearing Its Ugly Head: What COVID-19 Reveals About the Valuing of (Disabled) Lives

By Shanna K. Kattari

https://medium.com/national-center-for-institutional-diversity/ableism-rearing-its-ugly-head-what-covid-19-reveals-about-the-valuing-of-disabled-lives-3acf354e13f3

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/07/9915842/ableist-language-donald-trump-maysoon-zayid

Say The Word: Disabled

"My cerebral palsy is not my date to the party," says Maysoon Zayid.

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/07/9915842/ableist-language-donald-trump-maysoon-zayid

Part III: The combination https://www.aapd.com/racism-and-ableism/

Racism and Ableism - AAPD

Understanding the historical connection between racism and ableism should lead to a connected effort to disable these systems of oppression.

https://www.aapd.com/racism-and-ableism/

https://rewire.news/article/2018/11/19/ableism-is-the-go-to-disguise-for-white-supremacy-too-many-people-are-falling-for-it/

Ableism Is the Go-To Disguise for White Supremacy. Too Many People Are Falling for It. - Rewire.News

Agents of white supremacy count on society’s existing behaviors toward the mentally ill—and by extension, all disabled people—to aid and abet their agenda without anyone taking a closer look.

https://rewire.news/article/2018/11/19/ableism-is-the-go-to-disguise-for-white-supremacy-too-many-people-are-falling-for-it/

https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/disability-and-access.html