#i do love that anon used POC for that sentence tho. maybe because they needed it for the Asian implication.

[chemicalarospec]

you'll never be fucking happy with what people say just shut the fuck up. other POC are using BIPOC too. its whatever terminology and acronyms you feel comfortable using and feel represent you and your people best. i'm not gonna stand there using fourteen fucking sentences to say 'black people' when i can just say 'black people'

this might be a disproportionate reaction... (tbf tho there was a tone shift in the post from playful to frustrated b/c the first half was an old draft, which this tag dates back to. Still, I didn't deride people who use "BIPOC", just their lack of consensus, or swear at anybody.)

I literally said people should say "black people" when they want to say "black people". but uh. go off I guess.

#i like to pretend there is one singular hater out there that sends me my once-a-year hate anon for my racial discourse hot takes #love how the hate anon only addressed the emotional idea behind my post (BIPOC creates a hierarchy of racial minorities) and not the whole #'what does it exactly even mean thing'. which I do think is the objectively bigger problem with it. which is way the former was only in tag #sorry if the first point is unclear - it's kinda implied throughout this whole thing and anon didn't explicity say it but they #made me think of an Asian advocacy account i saw use BIPOC (which I DID judge them for. are you advocating for your own people or not) #i do love that anon used POC for that sentence tho. maybe because they needed it for the Asian implication. #because surprise surprise. POC is just the more inclusive term if you're talking generally. #wow maybe i should make a post advocating for POC over BIPOC! #anon #hate anons #race #racism #language #bipoc #asks #I said this #i also do think it's important to use terminology that respects *others* and hey guess what. BIPOC does not represent Asians best. #or even brown people re: the ambiguity #look. there is a place for BIPOC. i don't know what it is but I do believe there is a place for it. but using it to describe #'non-whites/victims of racism' in a general sense is just wrong no matter what your race is