Enlightenment - HQ

starvedforjustice:

feministische:

puravida-purelife:

I’m refunding everyone’s money as fast as I can but I have the abortion scheduled for next Monday so I need the money.. I’m going to post this again. Please reblog or give anything you can.

Me and my boyfriend have been seeing…

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

iamnotjayden:

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

dizzzypie:

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

dizzzypie:

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

iizard:

cynassa:

iizard:

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

Based on today’s events, I’ve concluded that the guidelines that have been set out in your basic social justice 101 are indeed set in whiteness and leave little to no room for non-whiteness based discussion. I’ve constructed a list that amends a lot of the principles…

So “dumbthingswhitepplsay”.. What about freedom of speech? Just because a “racial slur” is spoken by someone that is not of the group it offends, does not mean it is used in a racial context or that the person seeks to offend that group. 

If what you are trying to do is constrain speech to a set of stupidly thought up rules (or guidelines), as well as suggest that words that are offensive to a certain group are in some way owned by that group .. you are completely and simply incorrect.

Here is a guide that would better help reduce the “whiteness” problem you are obviously having, these are not rules of speech, they are ways I use to try and remain open minded.

1) If you are in a minority, remember that people’s perceptions of your group will mostly come from your actions, be an ambassador for your group.

2) If you are automatically offended by someone using a word that “your group” get offended by and is not a member of “your group”, you are actually being racist, regardless; find out the context before getting offended. 

3) Keep any negative perceptions about /any/ group you have to yourself, try to prove yourself wrong. We all belong here and noone except the most extreme will truly be skew. 

3a) If there is a “widely accepted” negative perception of a group, consider why that is. If you are a member of that group you should try to prove that it is not actually the case.

There is so much wrong with this that I can’t correct all of it.

The parts that made my blood boil are:-

1. “be an ambassador for your group.”

No, fucking NO! Someone’s identity is not a political statement! It is not any type of statement. If someone does judge an entire minority group based on one person then they are the ones being wrong. Teach THEM to be open-minded.

 2. “We all belong here and noone except the most extreme will truly be skew.”

Our society is transphobic, racist, sexist, homo (or bi) phobic. Go check out statistics on discrimination. Remember that housing discrimination and job discrimination is legal for trans gender people in the vast majority of the world. And remember not to talk about something when you don’t know a single fucking thing about it.

3. “If there is a “widely accepted” negative perception of a group, consider why that is. “

Racism? Exists because the vast majority of people are racist. Our society is skewed towards whiteness even in non-white majority countries. That is why a ‘widely accepted’ negative perception of any race group exists.  

Don’t believe me? Go check out stats. They’ll blow your mind. Don’t want to? Then sit your ass down until you know what you’re talking about.

4. ” find out the context before getting offended.” 

An offensive word will remain offensive in-context. If you don’t want to be called racist then there’s a very simple solution. Don’t be racist.

Congratulations for missing the point entirely. 

“be an ambassador for your group” is NOT a literal statement, but if you want to change the negative connotations from the closed minded people of this world you cannot mope that they are closed minded- you have to SHOW them that your group is good. You might not like it, but it’s how people work- they form stereotypes about people even if they don’t try to, it does not make them bad or you good for noticing, if you want to change how people think about your group, actively identify as it and be the best person you can be. 

“And remember not to talk about something when you don’t know a single fucking thing about it.” Whenever did swearing in a debate signal you know what you are talking about? I said we all belong here, no matter what, and you are arguing against that? What the fuck are you trying to say? 

“Racism?” Why does racism exist? And no, it’s not because of white suppression (that is racist on your part), it’s because of a widely accepted negative view of a particular group of people. 

“An offensive word will remain offensive in-context.” That is obvious .. but when it is out of context? Don’t get offended by things that are not trying to offend you.

that awkward moment when someone closed-minded accuses other people of being closed-minded

god y’all are like ignorance pokemon, i just wanna collect you all

congrats, you’re officially too stupid to be in this conversation

go back to school bro

white people have so much wrong with them

they should be ambassadors and prove us wrong

For real though. They should try doing what they constantly tell us to do: be a faceless singularity. Like they get the benefit of being individuals while we all are representative of every other person of our race, and I am so fucking sick of it. They should try their own advice out. Cause I mean they all look alike anyway

They do, don’t they?

What’s iizard doing out of their Pokeball again?

they’re like psyduck and wobbuffet

just keep popping out when you don’t want em

That moment when white people prove racism exists, but refuses to see how because white privilege. 

Basically every fucking conversation with a white person on race ever.