"listen to poc" isn't bc every single poc has a magical, indescribable inherent accuracy to them, it's just that historically the impulse has been to disregard poc viewpoints altogether

that's what i wish i had said to a certain set of prominent whites whose fans were fucking with me recently and who had basically no idea how race or racism work. yes i'm still sort of thinking about that, SORRY

can't believe someone tried to tell me something wasn't racially problematic because george takei supported it. the man's had a hell of a life but you don't think he has the ability to be ignorant to race sometimes? he's asian, lol

speaking as a cis straight light skinned east asian man, i feel comfortable saying that even an older gayer version of me would absolutely still be racially incompetent every once in a while. that's just how being what i am is

people who are in it because they're in it know this, which is why i think if george and i had a(nother!) conversation he'd understand. it's only if you solely care about ego that you're gonna get pissed for being called in