#using their knowledge as a kudgel

[bitingfaggotry]

I just have a question here why is it everytime there’s a dissenting opinion, it’s broken down into you white people just don’t understand anything. It’s because I’m not black? Not just I have a different opinion? I agree with a lot of what you said but one of my majors was AA history so I’m not blind to the slave catcher parallels. I just didn’t like a few scenes in the episode before last because I thought it was crappy writing. I am fully capable of understanding harm when it’s not in my face.

I’m from the deep south and though I’m not black I am a minority who has experienced racism from both white and black people alike so maybe my experience lends me a bit of a different perspective but I think it’s incredibly disingenuous to say if you’re not black, you’re incapable of understanding nuances and if you’re white you’re a racist who doesn’t understand anything. It’s like assuming all black people are alike, or all white people are the same. Throwing everyone who disagrees into the they’re not black so they’re incapable of understanding this thing pile is whack. It’s even weirder considering a white man and bunch of other white dudes wrote the show based on a series written by a white lady.

Hi anon, you seem to think I am being disingenuous in my take, yet make assumptions that I am calling all white people racist and all black people correct. I would have hoped that your AA degree would have raised your awareness to unconscious bias and white fragility, but looking at this anon it did not

I'm going to assume that you know most white people do not major in African American history, hell most white people don't even take an African American history course. So: the post wasnt about you specifically. If you understood the references then it isnt directed at you at all (or at anyone its just me talking aloud).

This may surprise you but I do not know you, nor do I care whether or not you think the writing was bad. I have my own opinion you have your own stop assuming im out for your blood just because im reading horror with a black main character from a black horror perspective

#man i hope the AA history student im a TA for dont end up like this #using their knowledge as a kudgel #angry anons #thanks tho ive forgotten what normal fandom was like. less slurs more microaggressions and projection

[little-robin-h00d]

Hey the anti-vegan post u rbed really sucks. It puts all vegans (95% of whom just think factory farming is horrible and don’t want to hurt animals in their diet) in a box that is labeled “anti-indigenous, stupid, radical, and crazy”.

Most vegans don’t even try to convince people because they know how their seen. Advocacy against factory farming is not the same as demeaning native practices.

There’s a person replying on the side of vegans in the comments and I think you should read some of what they’re saying because they explain why the post is wrong and harmful. I’m not coming at you with anger btw I like you and your account. But that post is just super harmful and I’m hoping that you would be interested in reading thoughts from the other side and maybe changing your opinion.

Hey there! I appreciate you coming here with a non-aggressive stance, but I think there's been a bit of a miscommunication. Similar to how when people talk about White People(TM), or Christians(TM), they are not saying every single person in the group is bad- they are talking about a specific subsect of the group that uses the ideology and privilege to harm. There are white people who do their best to dismantle the white supremacy they've been taught and advocate for POC, and there are Christians who do follow the teachings of loving thy neighbor and don't use their religion as a kudgel to beat others with- same with veganism.

Someone choosing to be vegan or vegetarian is completely fine- and I will gladly do my best to accommodate all diets, allergies, and food sensitivities when eating with other people. My best friend is vegetarian, and I always have stuff they can eat stocked away in the fridge for whenever they visit.

However, when it's portrayed as the "only ethical way", and that all humans should consume zero animal products- and then these people saying that get POWER, and spread misinformation- is where the issue lies. It's the PETA bitches we're talking about, not some random person who may have a million reasons for personally going vegan. It's their life, it's not harming anyone, cool beans.

Unfortunately, we have yet to come up with the proper language in English to effectively reference these dangerous subgroups, and it would take a while to spread and become common knowledge even if we do find a proper term for it- but having to explain that in every single post we make about oppressive or dangerous groups like that is a waste of time and effort that could be put to better use, and essentially arguing about semantics.

Also, these are personal Tumblr blogs, the vast majority of the time only having one person running them- you cannot expect the same vetting of language and such things in a post on someone's blog as would be on a scientific or news article.

As someone who loves meat and cheese and other animal products: I hate factory farms too! But we aren't gonna solve the massive problems with animal abuse by stopping eating any animal-related products. We cannot personal choice our way out of systemic issues- that's an astroturf campaign so many people have fallen for in so many different areas. From climate change and voting rights, to animal welfare and plastic use. These things are simply out of the hands of ordinary people like you and me, and it's why collective action is so important.

I also believe it's a bit of a waste of time to get upset at people who are rightfully critiquing these groups, rather than get upset at the groups themselves for tarnishing the names of innocent people like you.

TL;DR: If the post doesn't describe you, it's not about you.

I do hope you have a good day, and I apologize if this post is a bit of a mess. I've been severely sick for over a month now and am only just starting to recover, I only got 5 hours of sleep, and haven't even taken my meds today because I've been too nauseous.

#anon #asks