#white mediocrity

[tuttle-did-it]

“We’re trained to be like, ‘If I’m not exceptional, I won’t be loved.’ Certainly, I think that was my thing,” Gatwa shared. “So, yeah, I think I’m just learning now like, ‘Oh, you are allowed to be loved.’ You don’t have to be excellent or aspire to that term, ‘Black excellence’. What the hell?”

He continued, “There’s so much white mediocrity that gets celebrated, and Black people, we have to be absolutely flawless to get half of [that] anyway. So, I’m slowly training myself out of that and being like, ‘No shit. You deserve love just for existing.’ And that has taught me to be a lot more loving as well, in a weird way.”

No lies detected

edit - adding link to original article here.

#ncuti gatwa #fifteenth doctor #doctor who #sex education #barbie movie #white mediocrity #white hollywood #black hollywood #black actors #black Scottish actors #Rwandan-Scottish actor #i love ncuti #criticism of hollywood #casting of hollywood #queer actors #queer black actors #double standards

[comradekarin]

are fans not allowed to prefer Taylor over Beyonce? why do you people always use the race card like do something else its getting tiring atp...

You are definitely allowed to prefer Taylor Swift over Beyoncé for… whatever reason that may be god bless your unseasoned soul. What you shouldn’t be doing is diminishing the work of Beyoncé and other black and queer artists in order to prop Taylor up. The fact that it’s the year of 2023 and we’re having these weird ass conversations of can Beyoncé even sing, dance, or put on a performance? You don’t even have to be a fan of Beyoncé to recognize the immense talent and impact that woman has on multiple demographics of people. Whether that be the Black community, other POC, or the LGBTQ community, Beyoncé has made an impact. And she actually does her research too and doesn’t use minorities as brownie points in her work (cough taylor’s vogue dancer cough). Beyoncé’s work only continues to improve, mind you. And to either deny or downplay that talent in order to prop up a mediocre white woman and her mediocre lyrics and her mediocre production is insane.

Prefer Taylor over Beyoncé? Ok. Love both? Ok. There is nothing wrong with that. As I stated in my previous post, I don’t like comparing female artists; it doesn’t do anything for me or those artists (especially since, from what I understand, they’re on good terms). However, if you expect me to believe that what’s considered the standard for Taylor is the same standard for Beyoncé (or, the standard for white artists vs the standard for black artists), it’s not going to happen. If you want an example, Beyoncé preparing for Coachella is more than enough proof; she had to destroy and completely reset her body after giving birth to twins in order to give the best show she could possibly give. Being the first black woman to headline the festival meant she had literally everything running on the line. We see this sentiment true with other black artists, too, like Halle Bailey, who had to undergo death threats, racism, bullying, and harassment despite having a perfect performance on the big screen and during her live performances. Halle had to prove she deserved to be treated with human decency, and had she even had a strand of hair left out she would have been crucified. I can even go on about the treatment of darker skinned vs light skinned/mixed women (those in closer proximity to whiteness) in the rap industry. We would be here forever talking about this.

And it’s not me pulling out the race card, it’s me simply recognizing that white women are celebrated for their mediocrity and black women are not. It’s me saying that Beyoncé’s fans calling out Taylor’s whiteness is in no where comparable to them calling out Beyoncé’s blackness, especially since Taylor’s whiteness benefits her in contrast to the way Beyoncé’s blackness punishes her. We can no longer pretend the struggle of white women are identical to the struggle of black women. Because, as we’ve seen with Taylor, her ally ship is performative, something she can hang up in the closet and forget about when she goes home at night. When it comes down to it, she will always adhere to her white womanhood to get her out of the shit she places herself in.

If you want to be ignorant and play colorblind to these issues, that’s on you. But don’t expect me to pretend that there isn’t an issue here—an issue that has always been here.

#maybe this comes off as me being biased bc I like Beyoncés music and not Taylor #but I feel even if the roles were reversed I would be able to admit the double standards as a black fan #I hope this made sense anon #ask #anti taylor swift #anti swifties #beyoncé #anti blackness #white mediocrity #white feminism

[icedsodapop]

A lot of the time, it feels like the standards for a celebrity to be considered a gaycon or a bicon is so low. They just have be White, able-bodied and skinny, done!

#white mediocrity #fandom racism #racism

[lilithism1848]

#sri lanka #anti capitalism #communism #socialism #leftism #anarchy #world #asian #white mediocrity #tweet #migration #immigrants #immigration #migrants #population #usa #made in usa #usa news #russian history #british #french #russian #german #ukraine

[politicsareimportante]

So The Grammys Happened 2 Days Ago

And I have two things to say. This is normally a politics-only blog, but this is relevant to politics.

I didn't watch the Grammys, but a lot of my peers were talking about it yesterday, so I watched some clips.

Some people spoke or showed their support for Palestine. Boygenius, a rock band, wore ceasefire pins. Annie Lennox called for a ceasefire during her performance. Some people at the Grammys had earlier signed the Artists4Ceasefire letter and/or released pro-Palestine statements. I believe Lucy Dacus, a member of Boygenius, is very active on social media in advocating for Palestine.

So yes, people whose job is not politics can make political statements. I do think if you have millions of followers and a devoted fanbase, it is your responsibility to speak out during this time! Multiple genocides are occurring right now! How can a person with such power in the eyes of the media and their fans, stay silent? A single post supporting Palestine from one of these extremely famous people would drive millions of people to also start speaking up for Palestine.

Annie Lennox's statement got cut off, and then it was completely covered up by Taylor Swift's album announcement. I don't think it was Taylor Swift's intention to cover up Annie Lennox's call for a ceasefire. However, since she is a self-proclaimed feminist, one would think that she would use her massive media presence and influence to speak out for Palestine, which is very much a feminist issue. She seems to only speak about things when she is affected, and this is similar to all the other white feminists who are still buying Starbucks and staying quiet. Many people have already said this so many times, but you should be speaking out right now. Don't call yourself a feminist if you're staying silent. Don't call yourself a good person if you're staying silent.

My second point is unrelated to Palestine, but I do think it is relevant to our society and politics. White mediocrity is rewarded over Black excellence, every single time. This especially affects Black women. I say Jay-Z's statement about how Beyoncé has won the most Grammys, but never the Album of the Year award. Let me be clear, I am very critical of Jay-Z and Beyoncé, because they are billionaires, and both are remaining silent during this genocide, but this was a true statement. Beyoncé's awards are mostly in "urban" categories. Despite having some albums that not only changed the game, but also had a great cultural impact (and were just great albums), has never won the "big" Album of the Year award. She has a lot of awards, but I think Black women in general are just snubbed for this "major" awards. I looked it up, and the last time a Black woman won Album of the Year was 1999. 25 years ago.

Midnights, by Taylor Swift, was a good album, at best. SOS, by SZA, was a great album. SOS should have won. And there is a history of white artists winning awards over Black artists! Renaissance, by Beyoncé, lost to Harry's House, by Harry Styles. Yes, Harry's House has some fun songs, but Renaissance absolutely blew it out of the water. And there are so many more examples. And yes, I understand that the Grammys Awards are not as prestigious as they seem, but still! This is not just an issue with music, but in society. A Black person working at a company could be doing twice as much work as a white person but the white person would get the promotion. And it's so frustrating to see this! People of color, especially Black people, especially Black women, always have to give 110% to even be acknowledged, but a white person could come along with any mediocre effort and would get rewarded over the person giving 110%. Often in competitive industries for awards, I see the sort of idea that "you just shouldn't go if you don't like it" but a person should be able to go and compete. They should be able to go, and still criticize it.

And yes, SZA won other awards, but she did deserve that Album of the Year. She was very gracious and said that she didn't need it, and I do think she was excited to just be there. However, people of color also always must be "grateful" and "gracious" because they aren't given the same sort of slack that their white peers are. BTS, a Korean band, posted a video of them losing at the Grammys and they got commenters telling them to "go back to Korea" (yes, that is racist). I believe Drake once criticized the Grammys and he was called ungrateful by so many. In the comments under the video of Jay-Z's statement, there were quite a few people saying that he should be grateful for what he has, and that he was arrogant and entitled.

And yes, there are plenty of white artists/people whose work is not given proper recognition. However, this post is to discuss the racism towards people of color.

At the end of the day, the Grammys is just not that important. However, it exemplifies how Black people are treated in our society.

I don't really have a good conclusion to write, and I know that this post is way different than my normal posts. I apologize for this long, very different-than-normal post. I just wanted to share these thoughts.

*Some of these artists who I listed may be problematic; I don't know much about them besides hearing their music. If one of the artists I listed positively/said they were a victim of racism has done problematic behavior, I do not support that behavior. However, that doesn't take away from the fact that they either spoke out/are a victim of racism.

#grammys #boygenius #annie lennox #white mediocrity #sza #beyonce #rant

[lunetoon23]

i will nvr not listen to ppl when they bitch abt white mediocrity bc Collen Hoover- a mid aged, upper-mid class white women- wrote a book w/ the phrase, and i quote, "we both laughed at our son's big balls".

the characters laughing are step siblings and them + the son get into a car crash they all die in almost immediately after this line.

ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THEY SAY- TO THEIR JUST BORN STEP-INCEST SON- IS A JOKE ABT HIS BALLS.

i read/write CoD MW2 and R6S self-insert fan fiction on Wattpad. i have seen better on Wattpad.

#don't y'all ever come for wattpad again #colleen hoover #fanfic #wattpad #white mediocrity

[goongiveusnothing]

#people have had ENOUGH #harry styles #the backlash #white mediocrity #met gala

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #myundocumentedass #white women #books #representation #mediocrity #white mediocrity

[pieckthecart]

Idk where tumblr got this idea that I love Jack Harlow pls get this mediocre white boy off my dash

#algorithm #for you #tumblr fyp #jack harlow #i need poc celebrities pls #anyone else #i don’t like him #white mediocrity #text post #my post

[kenniex2]

the music industry is so overwhelmed with white mediocrity that sometimes when i find a white artist that is genuinely talented and/or skilled in their craft i'm suspicious

#music #white people #white mediocrity

[squipedmew]

I went to go see the fnaf movie and someone had set up a picture of markiplier in the chair next to me for the entire movie

#FNAF #fnaf movie #markiplier #sophi rambles #anyways p fun movie 7/10 #Big fan of the mediocre white boy in this one

[neverendingcomplaints]

Knew this was gonna be a banger lol.

Idk if he's ever said it outright but he's basically a hip hop snob. He's like my uncle, who only wanted to acknowledge the "good" rappers, kinda.

I'm not a rap/hip hop girl truly - I'm an Pop/R&B gal. BUT my mom was the generation that grew up on rap and the fact is that rap has always had a fun/pop element to it and no, it wasn't just because TPTB wanted to monetize it. RAP. WAS (and still is). FUN. Not all of it was violence, rage, deep thoughts. It literally just started out as a party, so why can't there be space for stuff like Thrift Shop or (even though I do not like this song in the slightest) First Class? Sexyy Redd is a little too much for me but why can't I bop to Ice Spice or Meg? It's not that deep for all of us and it never has been.

I agree that the whiteness of it all is why these people are crowned Kings (and attempted Queens as with Iggy Azalea lol) in the genre and as a black woman who enjoys singing, it is frustrating just how much talent you have to have as a black person just to be acknowledged (not celebrated and paid) vs. what white people can get away with just because of the history. I think this is why the Beyhive doesn't know how to behave honestly and even why black writers etc claim Bey to be some kind of Revolutionary Black Woman Artiste, and why so many people are upset by Taylor Swift (although, I do think Taylor is talented but certainly not as a performer or singer - she is a Real Deal Pop Songwriter and People Will Deal). Different lanes but the concept remains. We have to be A+ to play but the bar is in hell when you're white.

Anyway. The video was fantastic and once again, I'm so jealous of his wife and how smart he is lol.

#fd signifier #white rapper paradox #YouTube #this is why I'm always late to work #white mediocrity #black excellence #hip hop #rap #music #video essay #Youtube

[comradekarin]

I saw your Beyonce/Taylor Swift post and What's wrong with "comparing two queens that are killing it". line? Isn't that what it comes down to with female artists? Why can't we just appreciate all female artists instead of the competitions?

I’m going to take this as you asking this question in good faith so here’s the short answer: No. There is nothing inherently wrong with that statement, and depending on the context, I agree with it. But here’s the long answer:

A lot of fandoms do take it upon themselves to start unnecessary, unprovoked beef between artists, especially female artists of color (i.e the Cardi and Nicki drama), consequently ruining the love a lot of people have for those artists. However, the Taylor and Beyoncè comparisons have a few problems I want to address that aren’t actually new when talking about female artists of color and their white counterparts. Firstly, the whole comparisons only started because of the uptick of insufferable swifties online discrediting all of the work, effort, and impact Beyoncé has had on people before and today (and Beyoncé fans are simply responding to these ridiculous claims). Secondly, swifties also have a strange tendency to compare her exclusively to objectively better black artists (Beyoncé, Prince, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and more) by diminishing their work and influence in order to prop her up. Noticeable so, they never really do this with Taylor’s fellow white peers. It begs the question: Why do so many swifties feel the need to put Taylor on a pedestal by discrediting arguably more popular, influential black and queer artists? While I do agree with the notion that female artists should be celebrated and giving the props they deserve, we can no longer pretend that black artists like Beyoncé don’t have to give twice the effort, twice the dedication, twice the energy, and twice the style in order to be given their credit. Meanwhile, an artist like Taylor is rewarded and worshiped for her white mediocrity and performance activism, never really pressured to perform to the degree other black artists are expected to, or forced to show allyship when it really matters. So for her fans to degrade Beyoncé’s high quality vocals, performance, and production—which has been consistent and improving over the years—and be rightfully told off just to resort to the corny “let’s just celebrate all women” is, in my eyes, the epitome of white feminism.

Taylor’s fans have even admitted that she isn’t the best singer, only marketing herself as a good “songwriter”. Ok, so an artist that can’t sing that well, can’t dance, has easily replicable lyrics we could get from other Indie artists, and has a very specific demographic as her fans is someone to be considered a legend? How is this considered the standard but influential black legends’ work are downplayed and diminished? Why does it hurt swifties to see black women be given their credit? Why does Taylor have to be included in every conversation (I.e the Lizzo situation at the Grammy’s where Taylor Swift fans took Lizzo’s appreciation for Beyoncé as hatred for Taylor or Beyoncé’s success on the renaissance tour being overshadowed by the eras tour). And when called out on this, why do her stans resort back to the fake “just support all women” take?

It’s why I can’t really stand by that one post up here that states we shouldn’t debate over female artists because at the end of the day, “they’re all female artists subjected to the harsh lens of the patriarchy.” That statement ignores the intersectionality present in the topic of female artists’ treatment in the industry. It ignores how the expectations of white female artists more than often than not tend to be different for woc artists. I see the “let’s just all get along” saying as a way to deflect from the valid criticism and complaints people of color have for white artists like Taylor Swift. And considering how Taylor’s online brand is playing victim and being the poor innocent white girl whenever she is called out on something, the behavior her stans exhibit are nothing out of the ordinary.

In summary, I don’t think comparisons between female artists are needed. Especially female artists in entirely different genres of music and style. But I do know a lot white Taylor Swift fans love to play the racism card and then hide behind misogyny to cover their tracks. Once again, something Taylor herself does WELL.

#ask #my first ask in a while and it’s this woman that’s super funny lmao #anti blackness #white mediocrity #beyonce #anti swifties #anti taylor swift #renaissance tour #the eras tour

[icedsodapop]

Crazy in love choreography >>> Anything Taylor Swift produced

#anti taylor swift #beyonce #white feminism #white privilege #white mediocrity

[inber]

missed opportunity to recast Gwendoline Christie as geralt tbh

#swappin out one mediocre white man for another #kind of funny tho

[wilwheaton]

It's been a minute since a mediocre white dude has shown up to tell on himself, but

In response to this.

We aren’t modeling behavior. We are doing what is best for us, period. This isn’t a statement, it’s just a personal health choice. If it helps normalize the entire thing, I’m happy for that passive bonus, but it’s not something I’m spending an action or even a bonus action on.

Barry was like, "BOOM! CHECKMATE!" And he is too stupid to understand why everyone is laughing at him.

Remember, folks: ALWAYS carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man.

But, you know, don't be Barry. Barry's an idiot.

#mediocre white men always tell on themselves #carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man #there is an inverse relationship between how much someone knows about something and how smug they are about it #ok boomer #i feel so owned barry