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I'll be happy to share people's fundraising posts but please do not ask me to donate to your fundraising efforts when you Only messaged me Because I am also fundraising... bots and actual harmful, abusive people have tried to use me to do this and will have me thrown under the bus for supporting them when they ended up being dishonest or malicious. Like i feel like this is obvious. I donate when I can but my funds go to my immediate survival and I often shoot myself in the foot by sparing the little I have for others who have not shown up for me in the same way or who Cannot, and I don't expect them to. I've been manipulated to hell and back because of it.
And don't message me asking to boost you when you have nothing of mine on your blog. Again, you only asked because I'm also fundraising so you should understand that I also need help, so why would you not share?
And frankly nonblack and especially white crowdfunding people need to Very Much not pull this shit. I've literally told people how to make posts and they manage to get way more assistance in a much shorter time frame for much more frivolous ends. I literally risk losing exposure by boosting white people. So no, Do not do stuff like this.
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bejeweledantihero · 2 years
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Wanda VIOLATED AND ENSLAVED PEOPLES MINDS for months. That's torture. She murdered people. If you give her a pass while having no empathy for Allison, you ARE antiblack and need to examine your racism. This blog is not safe for POC if you won't be critical of your nonblack faves
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This is all I'm going to say:
I'm truly sorry if my post was hurtful to you or anyone else. I didn't call Allison out because she's black, but because her actions upset me. I was very upset by her almost raping Luther. Does that mean I hate her and am anti black? NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT!
YES, WANDA ABSOLUTELY DID FUCKED UP THINGS!! I'm not "giving her a pass" but I do get that she was corrupted by the Darkhold. Just like I understand that Allison was grieving the loss of her daughter and husband and acted irrationally.
I also want to point out that I absolutely have called out plenty of white/nonblack characters! But far more importantly, I use my voice to fight for change every day. It's hard for me to march due to my health problems, but I donate as much as I can and I use what little privilege I have as a white woman to call out racism.
And I'd like to take this time to shout out a few great charities that everyone should donate to if they're able to:
The Loveland Foundation - they're a nonprofit helping black women/girls get access to mental health care!
The ACLU aka American Civil Liberties Union.
EmbraceRace - This organization was founded by a husband and wife who are helping to educate children about "race, racism, and advocacy surrounding racial justice through webinars and social media outreach."
National Bail Out
Community Bail Funds
Color of Change
Black Girls Smile
Black Voters Matter
Anti Racism Fund
Have a wonderful day ♥️
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dreamertrilogys · 4 years
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ways to help protestors if you are unable to protest
everybody has to do their part. as a reference, this was posted on 1 june 2020. if any links are broken or direct to a place they should not, please feel free to add on with corrections. if there is new information with better knowledge, please feel free to share. thank you.
1. donate
do not donate to shaun king. he has repeatedly collected money to “support” black people, but no one knows where the money is.
BAIL FUNDS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST)
note: washington dc and new jersey have cashless bail systems.
bail fund google doc (also includes lawyers for protestors)
national bail fund network (directory of community bail funds)
community bail funds masterpost by @keplercryptids
resistance funds (google sheets; lists bail funds around the country)
nationwide bail funds (split a donation to the bail funds listed on the linked page with a single transaction)
atlanta bail fund
brooklyn bail fund
colorado freedom fund
columbus freedom fund
houston chapter of black lives matter
liberty fund (nyc based; focuses services on people from low-income communities)
los angeles freedom fund
louisville community fund
massachusetts bail fund
minnesota freedom fund (as of may 30, 2020, they are encouraging people to donate elsewhere since they have raised enough money; as of may 29, 2020, they do not have a venmo, as some fraudulent accounts have been claiming, source)
philadelphia bail out fund
richmond bail fund
MORE PLACES TO DONATE
note: more links are listed in the masterposts below.
northstar health collective (healthcare and medical aid for people on the front lines)
reclaim the block (aims to redistribute police funding to help the minneapolis community)
twin cities dsa (provides fresh groceries and hot meals to people in minneapolis)
2. educate yourself
it isn’t enough to sign petitions and reblog/retweet/etc. nonblack people, including people of color, owe it to black people to educate themselves and correct themselves and the people around them on anti-blackness.
note: more links are in the masterposts linked below.
resources and tools regarding racism and anti-blackness (google sheets compilation)
readings on society, racism, the prison system, etc. (twitter thread)
“where do we go after ferguson?” by michael eric dyson
official black lives matter website
3. give out supplies to protestors
people need supplies to protest safely, and even if they bring supplies with them, they can often run out. if you’re able, stock up and hand them out to people protesting. for more supplies to donate, see the “george floyd action” google docs link in section 5.
water bottles (dehydration and heatstroke are not things people should have to deal with alongside bastard cops. if the police in your area are particularly violent or known to use tear gas, get the ones with the sports cap/suction-thing/etc so people can use them as emergency eye-flushes.)
snacks (make sure to take into account that people have allergies of all sorts. foods will have a little label that says “may contain” and then list any potential allergens. write the allergens on the ziploc (or any container you use) in permanent marker, or better yet, write the snacks included in the pack.)
masks (don’t forget there’s still a pandemic going on. also it will aid in deterring facial recognition when the police try to track down protestors,  also part two, if the cops use tear gas, wearing a mask (with the combination of a scarf or bandana) will lessen the adverse effects. lessen, not stop.)
bandanas, scarves, etc. and goggles (ski goggles, swimming goggles, etc.) (see above for explanation on the scarves. same goes for the goggles. anti–tear gas and anti–facial recognition.)
clean shirts (for people who are heavily gassed. also helps deter recognition through clothing.)
wound care supplies (band-aids, packets of neosporin packets or a similar antibiotic, alcohol wipes, etc.; if you can, decant bactine into those little travel bottles.)
a sharpie or another type of marker (for writing bail numbers or emergency contacts on arms, hands, etc. it’s not enough to have your city’s bail fund number stored on your phone; the police won’t give it to you to look it up. give people a marker so they can write it down, preferably not washable so it isn’t easily removed.)
IMPORTANT: KNOWING FIRST AID
tear gas: if you’re hit, get out as fast and as soon as you can. take anyone you can with you. the longer you’re in the gas, the harder it will be for you to see, and it can irritate your airways, making it hard to breathe. if you’re hit, don’t run; it’ll only make things worse on your lungs. when you leave the area, take a cold shower. don’t use hot water (it will only reactivate the agent); don’t bathe (it will only spread the CS around). (source 1) (source 2) (cdc fact sheet on tear gas)
move them to a clean and ventilated area where it’s as safe as possible.
ask them if they’re wearing contact lenses. have them remove it. if they’re wearing glasses, rinse it with water.
solution of half liquid antacid, half water. spray from the inside going out, with the head tilted back and slightly towards the side being rinsed. if they say it’s okay, open the eye slightly while doing this. (source)
bullet wounds: the most important thing is to stop the bleeding. be sure to check for an exit wound and cover that as well. treat both wounds, but treat the worse one first.
stop the bleed (youtube video by uc san diego health)
first aid in active shooting scenarios
making a tourniquet (a commercial tourniquet is best, but improvised ones can work as well if done properly; the most important things to remember is that tourniquets are for limb injuries and are not meant for the head or torso and that they have to be very tightly wound on the injury.)
how to apply pressure dressings
miscellaneous
adult cpr tutorial (youtube video by cincinnati children’s; think of “staying alive” by the beegees or “uptown funk”)
4. be a source of information
be responsible with this. people’s lives are at stake. that being said, the media is a fucking joke and the best way to get accurate information in a grassroots rebellion is amongst ourselves. record everything, but if you are going to share any information at all, be sure to blur people’s faces.
signal (encrypted messenger app; messages delete after x amount of time): app store | google play
tool for scrubbing metadata from images and selectively blurring identifiable features
tech tips to protect yourself while protesting (by rey.nbows on tiktok, via vicent_efl on twitter)
cop spotting 101 (google docs)
know your rights (by personachuu on twitter)
NUMBERS TO CALL FOR ARRESTED PROTESTORS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; SOURCES LINKED TO THE NUMBER)
remember to keep phones OFF unless absolutely necessary. cell phone towers, stingrays, location notifs can all be used to track you and other protestors. don’t fuck around. if your phone must be on, keep it on airplane mode as often as possible and only communicate using encrypted methods. no, snapchat doesn’t count. (a twitter thread on stingrays, for those interested)
lawyers assisting protestors pro-bono (by riyakatariax on twitter)
atlanta: 404-689-1519
chicago: 773-309-1198
minneapolis: 612-444-2654
5. miscellaneous links and links for protestors
masterpost of petitions to sign, numbers to call, places to donate, and more (carrd by dehyedration on twitter)
#blacklivesmatter (google docs by ambivaIcnt on twitter; includes information on relevant events, other masterposts, lists of petitions and donation links, how to protest safely and protests to go to, and more)
george floyd action (google docs; includes information on apps to download, supplies to buy and donate, places to donate to, protest safety, resources on unlearning racial bias, and more)
how to get out of ziptie “handcuffs” (by finnianj on tiktok, via katzerax on twitter)
how can i help? by @abbiheartstaylor
how to make a signal-blocking cell phone pouch
tips for protestors by @aurora00boredealis
twitter thread for protestors (by vantaemuseum on twitter)
also, if you’re protesting, change your passcode. make it at least 11 characters long and don’t use facial/thumb recognition.
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seijohsremade · 4 years
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ways to help protestors if you are unable to protest
everybody has to do their part. as a reference, this was posted on 1 june 2020. if any links are broken or direct to a place they should not, please feel free to add on with corrections. if there is new information with better knowledge, please feel free to share. thank you.
1. donate
do not donate to shaun king. he has repeatedly collected money to “support” black people, but no one knows where the money is.
BAIL FUNDS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST)
note: washington dc and new jersey have cashless bail systems.
bail fund google doc (also includes lawyers for protestors)
national bail fund network (directory of community bail funds)
community bail funds masterpost by @keplercryptids
resistance funds (google sheets; lists bail funds around the country)
nationwide bail funds (split a donation to the bail funds listed on the linked page with a single transaction)
atlanta bail fund
brooklyn bail fund
colorado freedom fund
columbus freedom fund
houston chapter of black lives matter
liberty fund (nyc based; focuses services on people from low-income communities)
los angeles freedom fund
louisville community fund
massachusetts bail fund
minnesota freedom fund (as of may 30, 2020, they are encouraging people to donate elsewhere since they have raised enough money; as of may 29, 2020, they do not have a venmo, as some fraudulent accounts have been claiming, source)
philadelphia bail out fund
richmond bail fund
MORE PLACES TO DONATE
note: more links are listed in the masterposts below.
northstar health collective (healthcare and medical aid for people on the front lines)
reclaim the block (aims to redistribute police funding to help the minneapolis community)
twin cities dsa (provides fresh groceries and hot meals to people in minneapolis)
2. educate yourself
it isn’t enough to sign petitions and reblog/retweet/etc. nonblack people, including people of color, owe it to black people to educate themselves and correct themselves and the people around them on anti-blackness.
note: more links are in the masterposts linked below.
resources and tools regarding racism and anti-blackness (google sheets compilation)
readings on society, racism, the prison system, etc. (twitter thread)
“where do we go after ferguson?” by michael eric dyson
official black lives matter website
3. give out supplies to protestors
people need supplies to protest safely, and even if they bring supplies with them, they can often run out. if you’re able, stock up and hand them out to people protesting. for more supplies to donate, see the “george floyd action” google docs link in section 5.
water bottles (dehydration and heatstroke are not things people should have to deal with alongside bastard cops. if the police in your area are particularly violent or known to use tear gas, get the ones with the sports cap/suction-thing/etc so people can use them as emergency eye-flushes.)
snacks (make sure to take into account that people have allergies of all sorts. foods will have a little label that says “may contain” and then list any potential allergens. write the allergens on the ziploc (or any container you use) in permanent marker, or better yet, write the snacks included in the pack.)
masks (don’t forget there’s still a pandemic going on. also it will aid in deterring facial recognition when the police try to track down protestors,  also part two, if the cops use tear gas, wearing a mask (with the combination of a scarf or bandana) will lessen the adverse effects. lessen, not stop.)
bandanas, scarves, etc. and goggles (ski goggles, swimming goggles, etc.) (see above for explanation on the scarves. same goes for the goggles. anti–tear gas and anti–facial recognition.)
clean shirts (for people who are heavily gassed. also helps deter recognition through clothing.)
wound care supplies (band-aids, packets of neosporin packets or a similar antibiotic, alcohol wipes, etc.; if you can, decant bactine into those little travel bottles.)
a sharpie or another type of marker (for writing bail numbers or emergency contacts on arms, hands, etc. it’s not enough to have your city’s bail fund number stored on your phone; the police won’t give it to you to look it up. give people a marker so they can write it down, preferably not washable so it isn’t easily removed.)
IMPORTANT: KNOWING FIRST AID
tear gas: if you’re hit, get out as fast and as soon as you can. take anyone you can with you. the longer you’re in the gas, the harder it will be for you to see, and it can irritate your airways, making it hard to breathe. if you’re hit, don’t run; it’ll only make things worse on your lungs. when you leave the area, take a cold shower. don’t use hot water (it will only reactivate the agent); don’t bathe (it will only spread the CS around). (source 1) (source 2) (cdc fact sheet on tear gas)
move them to a clean and ventilated area where it’s as safe as possible.
ask them if they’re wearing contact lenses. have them remove it. if they’re wearing glasses, rinse it with water.
solution of half liquid antacid, half water. spray from the inside going out, with the head tilted back and slightly towards the side being rinsed. if they say it’s okay, open the eye slightly while doing this. (source)
bullet wounds: the most important thing is to stop the bleeding. be sure to check for an exit wound and cover that as well. treat both wounds, but treat the worse one first.
stop the bleed (youtube video by uc san diego health)
first aid in active shooting scenarios
making a tourniquet (a commercial tourniquet is best, but improvised ones can work as well if done properly; the most important things to remember is that tourniquets are for limb injuries and are not meant for the head or torso and that they have to be very tightly wound on the injury.)
how to apply pressure dressings
miscellaneous
adult cpr tutorial (youtube video by cincinnati children’s; think of “staying alive” by the beegees or “uptown funk”)
4. be a source of information
be responsible with this. people’s lives are at stake. that being said, the media is a fucking joke and the best way to get accurate information in a grassroots rebellion is amongst ourselves. record everything, but if you are going to share any information at all, be sure to blur people’s faces.
signal (encrypted messenger app; messages delete after x amount of time): app store | google play
tool for scrubbing metadata from images and selectively blurring identifiable features
tech tips to protect yourself while protesting (by rey.nbows on tiktok, via vicent_efl on twitter)
cop spotting 101 (google docs)
know your rights (by personachuu on twitter)
NUMBERS TO CALL FOR ARRESTED PROTESTORS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; SOURCES LINKED TO THE NUMBER)
remember to keep phones OFF unless absolutely necessary. cell phone towers, stingrays, location notifs can all be used to track you and other protestors. don’t fuck around. if your phone must be on, keep it on airplane mode as often as possible and only communicate using encrypted methods. no, snapchat doesn’t count. (a twitter thread on stingrays, for those interested)
lawyers assisting protestors pro-bono (by riyakatariax on twitter)
atlanta: 404-689-1519
chicago: 773-309-1198
minneapolis: 612-444-2654
5. miscellaneous links and links for protestors
masterpost of petitions to sign, numbers to call, places to donate, and more (carrd by dehyedration on twitter)
#blacklivesmatter (google docs by ambivaIcnt on twitter; includes information on relevant events, other masterposts, lists of petitions and donation links, how to protest safely and protests to go to, and more)
george floyd action (google docs; includes information on apps to download, supplies to buy and donate, places to donate to, protest safety, resources on unlearning racial bias, and more)
how to get out of ziptie “handcuffs” (by finnianj on tiktok, via katzerax on twitter)
how can i help? by @abbiheartstaylor
how to make a signal-blocking cell phone pouch
tips for protestors by @aurora00boredealis
twitter thread for protestors (by vantaemuseum on twitter)
also, if you’re protesting, change your passcode. make it at least 11 characters long and don’t use facial/thumb recognition.
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iraprince · 4 years
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i spend most of my time on twitter, not here, so i’m not really sure what the landscape looks like on the dashboard here vs the timeline there and i don’t know how much info is getting crossposted. so in the meantime i’ll share some resources that have been posted over there to support the protests and the blm movement at large!
overall i recommend starting with this google doc. it has tons of links both to direct action options like donations as well as links to further resources and reading and numbers to call to directly pressure officials for justice.
it’s also ideal to try to find trusted local groups in your area who are doing on the ground work and support them directly if at all possible! also keep your eyes on hashtags and social media and look for individuals in need via venmo/cashapp/etc (but be vigilant and cautious; there are people creating fake accounts trying to take advantage of this situation. vet profiles before donating, reverse image search profile pics, and make sure your money is going to people who actually need it.) many artists are doing commissions/sketches in return for donations; if you are an artist or have any other skills that can be marketed in a similar way, that’s something you can do to draw in more donations than you’re able to provide on your own.
DONATIONS
thread of mutual aid funds to donate to
diversified master list of places to donate, including grief and trauma groups for black communities and individual gofundmes. this is a HUGE thread and the organizer asks that people go through the whole thing and try to donate to newer posts at the bottom as well as the higher-up posts that have already gotten a lot of attention
another donation masterlist organized by type and location, along with additional resources
page for splitting a donation between many bail funds at once (some bail funds, like the minnesota freedom fund, are currently [02/june/2020] overwhelmed and are asking people to redirect their funds to other organizations. please do your own research on which needs are most urgent before donating.)
BEAM, the black emotional and mental health collective
northstar health collective, a fund for medical supply and support for protests. they accept both cash donations and donations of first aid supplies
black led lgbtq groups to donate to for pride
ON THE GROUND SUPPORT
infographic on which apps are secure for organizing
things you can do to support protests at home if you can’t attend
resources for bystander first aid training -- there is a LOT of misinformation being spread about treating bullet wounds, reacting to tear gas, etc. do not trust information from random individuals online. seek out first aid information from reliable sources and study it so you’re prepared beforehand.
sanitation protocol for direct action during covid-19
EDUCATION
a comprehensive google drive folder with tons of readings about black history, prominent black figures, and the historical and continuing struggle against white supremacy
google drive folder of black revolutionary texts
anti-racist resource guide -- very comprehensive, includes lists of organizations to connect with and books/documentaries/podcasts/articles to consume
compilation of BLM resources
list of black owned bookstores to buy your reading from!
if you, like me, are nonblack, we have a responsibility to make sure this is something we continue to pay attention to and contribute to even when it’s no longer at the forefront of the news cycle. again and again these murders fade out of the public view. think about ways you can make support for this fight a part of your regular routine -- not something we only think about when another murder has made it onto the news. 
we must set aside money each month for reparations when we can. we must stay actively informed so that we find issues that need support before they make their way onto our screens. we must support and publicize the black community’s successes as much as we support them in times of tragedy (support and amplify black creatives, support black owned businesses, etc, and don’t only do it when the news cycle is full of murder and brutality). we must confront antiblackness in ourselves and in those around us every single day. this doesn’t go away, so we have to stay on it.
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fivefootab1tch · 4 years
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#BlackLivesMatter Donation Commission for @sp00kydraws , who donated to ActBlue & the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund! Thank you for everything you do, sp00ks~♡
*** EDIT 6/22/2020 ***
hey y'all i've learned a lot from the commentary on this post (https://13thead.tumblr.com/post/620761999447572480/i-think-nonblack-people-should-stop-making-blm) and wanna ask everyone to support black artists instead of putting any more notes on this post.
i'm glad to have helped a lot of you feel loved and seen and to have produced an art that's struck a personal chord in y'all, but i have light skin privilege and realize it's poor allyship on my part to continue my activism this way.
i'll be removing blm tags from my artwork and commissions post as well as redirect anyone looking to commission me based on my blm-inspired posts to black artists.
nonetheless, i'll remain motivated by the personal & intersectional powerlessness that inspired me to do this to continue my activism. as a gay, trans, disabled, poor, & neurodivergent nonbinary person of color, i'll create another commissions post centering around the issues that pertain to me so i can ethically continue commissioning to donate to causes. as my situation stands now it's one of the very few ways i can contribute, but doing so while taking up space within a movement not explicitly meant for me isn't the right thing to do. supporting and amplifying their voices (in this case BLACK voices) is.
thanks for reading through this y'all~ below are some resources i found that can help y'all find black artists to uplift & support ♡
blog archives:
http://blackartists.tumblr.com
http://officialblackartistspace.tumblr.com
http://drawingwhileblack.tumblr.com
http://youngblackartists.tumblr.com
http://blackartiststudio.tumblr.com
black artists:
http://kermitcurry.tumblr.com
http://aner-bananer.tumblr.com
http://mistajonz.tumblr.com
http://stefanoterry.tumblr.com
http://dr3am-girl.tumblr.com
http://benalsyght.tumblr.com
tags:
#blackartists
#blackart
#drawingwhileblack
♡ if you are a black artist and want me to add you to this list as well as refer potential clients to you, please tell me ♡
i'd also like to extend a final thank you to the black voices within and beyond the black lives matter movement. i'm in awe of your courage & resiliency. i'll do better and keep doing my part in changing the world so it does better by y'all, too
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Only 9 years of Anger but it’s been 30+ years of trauma.
I’m a Canadian multiracial woman who grew up in a community that was not as diverse as it is now. Since I was a little girl, I’ve encountered several instances of baffling behaviour toward me that only in hindsight did I come to understand it was because of my colour. The jokes about watermelon, dumb edgy nonblack kids who think I’ll think they’re cool if they drop the n-word around me. Some fool who everyone thought was funny in high school lead a rendition of Hero by Enrique Iglesias and replaced the word hero for “negro” as he played guitar at a Christian school camp retreat to zero consequence. I was nicknamed Aunt Jemima by older boys because I wouldn’t date them. All this stuff was background noise because my number one awareness of being a Canadian was that despite all this, I would never be treated as bad as an indigenous person would be treated in this country. So I laughed off the jokes, ignored the jabs, ignored the n-word, played the “cool black person” who let things slide because that was how you survived. I made it to my 20’s being passive and moderate, and at some juncture I realised my friend circle was occupied by people who used my colour and my race as a punchline. It was like something snapped in me after college; I stopped being passive, I wanted to learn how to be myself and be proud of my heritage instead of acting like I was some ambassador for every white person in authority who wanted me to nod and say “no no I’m okay with your opinion, so please hire me.”
In 2011, I broadened my friend group to people who had had similar experiences but hadn’t backed down, people who had a community to back them up so they didn’t cower at the idea of facing their own trauma. That’s when I started to make friends online who came from different and diverse perspectives. Starting that year I began reading first-hand accounts of police brutality cases and their large numbers. I heard about black sex workers in the states being harassed and disappearing when they complained. I heard about the way young black men are taught to keep their hands visible because even a parking ticket could get you killed. I was angry and heartbroken but I noticed that despite the fact that I was furious and cross-posting everything I learned on twitter and every other blog space I occupied, barely anyone who wasn’t black wanted to interact with it. It was like I was touting some kind of religion, asking people to believe that people in and out of this country had a disease called racism. 
The few people who used their public platform to talk about it were dismissed as crazy. After Trayvon Martin, my heart just stayed broken, and then the "mysterious suicide" of Sandra Bland and the mug shot they took with her body propped up in the police station when she had already been murdered fully wrecked me because so few people cared. There was always some excuse as to why these people deserved to be murdered; as if suddenly people got amnesia about the ideal of the justice system and due process. As if people should really be all right with a young teen being shot in the street was all right because there was no one else there to see it happen or why.  Soon followed a rash of different cases, and almost everyone close to me who wasn't black had some opinion about it whether that's telling us not to get too angry, to protest the way MLK jr said we should when his very own words talked about anger and pain and the way it spills out of people who only want to exist. He said unrest doesn’t develop out of thin air and that it’s the language of the unheard. I watched Colin Kaepernick get publicly ridiculed and watched white creators whisper a little about it if they weren’t against it. There was a shyness in the energy about the content I read or watched and I had somehow accepted that that would always be the case with people working with platforms online. I watched Tumblr delete a whole tag about BLM because people decided it was starting arguments. I watched white content creators make jokes about Tamir Rice, about Kaepernick until they stopped getting laughs.
It's now been 9 years later and even though 2011 was the first I had ever sat and listened to the truth about these cases and I had been furious and hurt since then, it was not the beginning of the problem and my making noise about it and trying to make people understand at the time fell on a lot of ears that didn’t want to listen. People who were experiencing the pain first-hand were screaming louder and louder until Hollywood got a nice chokehold on it and posted a print of Chris Pine with tears in his eyes and called that the face of the civil rights movement.
So now I find that I’m experiencing a strong sense of deja vu watching people younger than me, or my white peers finally get it. I see posts about it everywhere, white creators and white celebrities posting support and empathy. It feels like a sharp awakening of the world and the chance that there’s hope for all the people who have been yelling and screaming for justice long before I ever became aware of the score. 
It also feels terrifying. 
Because sometimes white creators don’t take stock of their audience. They see them often as a monolith of people who support and engage with their content, so they’ll post a handy instagram quote, or an edit with links to donate; they’ll post their own call to action. Now the activism is something it never was before, it’s “Cool”. BLM is trending; it’s a quick view count and an absolutely easy and performative way to say “Sorry” for all the times in the past these white creators said the n-word, all the times in the past they dismissed diversity because it was inconvenient to them, and all the times they ignored the casual racism in their own content and the transformative content of their audience. So their white kid audience, who are happy to follow them blindly to the next trend, don’t fully understand the impact of what’s happening now. They’re making their edits, they’re changing their twitter handles to ACAB and BLM, they’re performing just fine. It should be a good thing, right?
Then why are there white kids out on the street saying they’re protesting. Saying they are here to make change but they’re caught with baseball bats breaking windows, instigating confrontations and running away for black people to deal with it. Why are they out there living their favourite purge fantasy so they can go home satisfied and safe while people are being tear-gassed and trampled by police? Why do they go home and make their mood boards and their t-shirts and their etsy sales for cool “protest looks”. The tired tiktoks that are just recreated audio of black creators being spooned off so a white face can be the one saying the very thing black creators are brave enough to put on social media at the risk of getting hurt!
Don’t get me wrong. This is all necessary in the growing pains of a worldwide movement. It’s the #stopkony2012 of 2020 because even back then when the performance was on, no one was actually doing the reading. Internationally the whole internet went ham on a cause that had already been dealt with by its own victims.
What I’m basically saying here is that fighting for human rights isn’t a game; this isn’t a cool new thing you can jump in on because the chaos keeps you hidden. Take this seriously; bring this energy to the polls, and KEEP this energy for the future even when the trending page isn’t interested in giving you money for your cause, even when your friends get bored and decide that they want to move on to the next cool thing to perform activism for. Be real. Continue to practice empathy for those whose stories you ignored up until now. Non-Black content creators, your new awareness of something happening is not an absolution of your willful ignorance in the past. Do your reading; educate yourself. Because while you may be just discovering the outrage and the hurt of witnessing a black person being murdered and the pulling teeth aggravation that comes with zero justice, people have been dealing with this far longer than you or I.
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whenever people bring up mlk jr in response to all this they dont seem to know or bother to remember he was the most hated man in america during his lifetime. or his frustration with white moderates. or that, after mlk was assassinated over 100 cities erupted in riots for days and a few days later the civil rights act was enacted. the same people who use him today to try to shame violent forms of protest i have no doubt would’ve hated him still if they were born the same time that he was
you cannot prosper in a game where you are the only ones expected to play by the rules, and a game that was designed to have you lose
and let me make this clear nonblack people this is not your excuse to live out your violent anarchist fantasies. especially whites. if riots are to happen and often when they have already happened they weren’t even caused by the protestors, but undercover cops or nonblack people looking for an excuse to be violent or white supremacists aiming to damage and destroy the movement etc they should be instigated and led by the group oppressed. we as a nonblack people have no right to instigate violence in the name of black lives matter because the blame falls to them. in this we must follow black leadership because this is THEIR movement. this is about THEM. we have no say in how they protest other than to use our voices and privilege to aid and elevate
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resources on ways you can help with the black lives matter movement
including educational materials on black history, structural racism, effective allyship, ways to donate without any money, and more
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blackfilmmakers · 4 years
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🎬Blog Introduction🎬
This is just a space I created for aspiring Black filmmakers or media enthusiasts where we can all interact and learn from one another. Even if you aren’t an aspiring filmmaker, you can still learn more about the field and hold discussions here
The purpose for this blog is to provide a space for Black people to share insight in the movie/tv industry, vent out frustrations with how media handles the image of the Black people, and share some filmmaking tips for those who may be interested to start out
Rules:
You don’t need to be Black as a requirement to interact with this blog but if I see any nonBlack people clown around I will call you out and block
DNI: Terfs/(Neo)nazis/MAPs/noMAPs/Anti-Antis/Pro-shippers/Anti-Sjw/Exclusionists
No hate speech of marginalized groups(I shouldn’t have to point this out but a lot of y’all are bold)
Don't go derailing some of these posts made by Black people talking specifically about Black-related issues. I'll call that out too
“nb ppl don’t interact”=non black ppl don’t interact. Sometimes I’ll forget to include this in the tags, but generally if a post contains slurs pertaining to Black people, or if it’s a serious discussion only for Black people to talk about amongst each other, don’t interact with the post if you aren’t Black
Extra Notes:
My main blog is @afrophunk so if I do reply to your comment under a post, it may be through this account
I might also make a separate post all together just to display and reply to your comment
Yes, we discuss about fandom spaces here as well. If it’s a way to interact with media, we’ll most likely cover it
Expect there to be arguments and hate thrown at this blog(yall know why)
Expect me to clown on White folks a lot here
Expect me to call out antiblackness from any group in general
No, you being Black/Black-mixed will not stop me from calling out the antiblackness and bigotry you set out(you know who you are)
Now if I mess up on something myself, feel free to correct me but don't be rude about it
Donation Status:
Made it to my goal! 🎉
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quartzblock · 4 years
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also. im realizing this blog despite being inactive has my largest amount of followers so let me use this platform to remind you, albeit a little late to the conversation:
-if you are safely able to do so, donate. local bailout organizations for unlawful arrest of activists is a great start but so are the personal paypals and cashapps of black people in need. blacklivesmatter.carrd has an excellent set of links to donate ranging from memorial services to bailout funds to northstar health collective to reclaim the block and more. consider focusing your funds locally and prioritize black owned and organized organizations.
-if you decide to attend a protest, bring water to drink and to flush out your eyes, wear plain and shapeless clothing, change before you leave ditch your shoes after the fact. shoes being reworn makes them good identifiers. go in a group w/ predetermined meetup times / places in case u get separated, tell someone who isnt going and who u trust where u are and when to expect u back, leave your phone at home (handwrite numbers you may need). if you are white it is not your place to incite violence or vandalize but to use your white privilege by physically placing your body between police and Black people. the color of your skin protects them from brutalization. i am not telling anyone whether or not they should go, i am just repeating advice on how to stay safe.
-if you cannot physically attend, you can still spread information by sharing it on social media. twitter is a much better platform than this for tumblr due to twitter being the source of many direct posts from protest experiences i believe but you are still more than welcome to make threads of your information here and to spread it to offline family and friends in particular.
-make a point of being visible with your support for the Black community and condemning police violence and callout friends and family you see submitting to ignorance, anti-blackness, and racism, especially if you are white/nonblack. do not expect Black people to perform the constant labor of education on their own oppression.
-if you cannot donate personal, look for youtube videos to stream for ad revenue! zoe amira put together an hour long video of work by black artists and the best way to stream it is on desktop, volume at half or above, watch it in full, search and watch 3-5 other videos, then search and watch it again (NOT from watch history). if you cant sit there and watch it leave it running on your laptop with headphones plugged in. this ad revenue goes directly to black creators. let youtube donate on your behalf!
-educate yourself. "Who do you protect, who do you serve?" is free until june 4 and collects essays about the experience of being Black in America, the nature of oppression, and how community organizing can replace the need for a broken police state. there are countless resources for self education online thats just one that comes to mind, but if you are stuck home that is a great one to start with.
-if you are angry, i'm sorry. if you are exhausted, i'm sorry. do not let this make you condemn and turn apathetic and hopeless. let this moment harden you and turn those feelings into a force for change. and if you are not black, do not feel the need to post about how exhausted you are. to be able to turn a blind eye is indicative of massive privilege and i urge you, as simple as my voice is, to keep reading, keep fighting, and to keep each other safe.
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romolite · 4 years
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*Important FAQ*
Aka questions that pertain to what I usually post about or stuff I don’t like getting asks about but continue to get asks about regardless.
[Insert any invasive question about my ethnicity/race]
I’m Ghanaian American. My parents were born in Ghana and I was born here in the US. I’ve seen it more on twitter and tumblr, but Black Africans don’t like me because I’m American, and black Americans don’t like me because I’m African. So I’m stuck in the middle lmao. I’m what you’d consider a First-Generation African, my parents are Continental Africans, and if I have children, they will be considered Generational African Americans.
First Generation African: A black person born in the US to parents who were born in Africa
Generational African American: A black person born in the US to US-born black parent(s)
Continental African: A black person born in Africa to parents who were also born in Africa
Non is just a prefix, black people don’t have a monopoly on the term! I suppose you think nonbinary people are racist huh?
Yeah sure it wasnt coined by black people but the context it’s currently used as was predominantly used by black people. ALL people who are not black benefit from and contribute to antiblackness, even if they are marginalized themselves. That kind of dynamic doesnt exist in other contexts (unless we’re talking about transfem + transmisogyny, but that’s something you’d have to talk to someone who is transfem about. Plus they have their own word for  “non-transfem”). Using it in contexts outside of antiblackness is appropriative (Yall are annoying as fuck with the “non-aspec” “non-lesbian”(this term also has anti-bi roots btw) “non-bi” shit etc, stop it. You also can’t complain about the “replacement terms” lumping yall with oppressors when “non-x” does the exact same thing you’re so worried about. “Cis” puts cis gays with cis hets, cis disabled people with cis abled people, cis white people with cis poc, I could go on.) 
Plus we’re talking about marginalized groups here. Black people are a marginalized group. Binary people as a whole are not so the term nonbinary isn’t appropriate at all.  I dont take issue with terms like “nonamerican” or “nonwhite” because (obviously) whites + americans as a whole aren’t oppressed for being white or american.
Basically using "non-x” in contexts to talk about oppression bad, everything else good.
Follow up: If we can’t use non-[marginalized group], what can we use instead?
There are other words to describe the people you’re talking about
non-transfem- TME
non-LGBT- cishet, or people who aren’t LGBT
non-trans - cis
Black people don’t have a monopoly on the acronym nb! I’ll call myself nb if I want to!
At this point I dont really care, go on your antiblack crusade elsewhere and out of my inbox, I’m always gonna mean nonblack when I use the acronym nb. 
And yes, you’re antiblack as fuck if you think black people telling you “nb” stands for “nonblack” is the same as exclusionists claiming “aspec” is for autistic people.
Is x AAVE?
I have a tag dedicated to what is and is not aave and how harmful it is for nonblacks to use aave given its history. I know some things overlap with southern culture but others are specifically for black people. A lot of “stan twitter” language/slang is just repackaged AAVE. No, I can’t tell you how to stop using AAVE. Don’t tell me you’re going to try to stop using AAVE, I don’t want to hear it.
Why don’t you like the n-word being compared to LGBT slurs?
Race and Sexuality/Gender aren’t comparable topics because each deals with a different history of oppression. I don’t care about slur discourse that much because I don’t even use/reclaim any myself except the n-word.
I have a problem with nonblack LGBT people co-opting black culture and struggle(like they always do), especially for trivial online discourse.
And to be honest it goes deeper than slur discourse. Every other day someone is weaponizing the oppression of black trans women, or comparing “cishet aces/aros” in the LGBT community to white/nonblack people invading black spaces (you know, something that ACTUALLY takes resources away from the people who need it, see the cultural appropriation of Black African and Blac American culture in literally any nonblack community while black people get demonized for said culture), or tokenizing their black friends to get away with something blatantly racist. And that’s not even getting into how a lot of gay slang/stan culture is just repurposed AAVE/black culture.
And I’m not gonna lie, I’ve seen this more with exclusionist accounts than inclus accounts, but it’s still not excusable for inclus to do that either. We get erased as black gay/trans/queer/aspec people up until it’s time for discourse accounts to bring us up to one-up each other
Can you give me advice on x?
Most likely not, because I’m not an expert or an advice blog. I’ll try, but don't take my word for it. I’m also tme, able-bodied, not Jewish, singlet, etc, so I’m not able to accurately answer questions about transmisogyny, (physical?) ableism, antisemitism, “sycourse”, etc.
I might be able to give advice on school-related stuff since I just graduated high school, but remember that students are not a monolith, and what worked for me may not work for someone else.
Can I follow if I’m nonblack/a minor/cishet?
Nonblack and/or cishet can follow but watch your step, minors blacklist the #minors dni tag before following
Why do you hate Ao3?
*long sigh*
I don't, I have a problem with the fact that it allows racist and (frankly voyeuristic) pedophilic/abusive/incestuous content to exist on its platform. It’s a good concept overall, but the devs are complicit in allowing “underage” and “noncon/dubcon” fics on their platform.
And there's the fact that they somehow need donations every year despite exceeding their goal several times over each year?
What’s wrong with Hazbin Hotel/The Ships/Vivziepop?
[WIP, as I have to go into extensive detail about this and I currently don’t have the energy for it]
TLDR: Viv made a half-assed apology for supporting racists (one of whom did blackface [yes the mask was used to do blackface shut up] to mock black activist) and drawing gross content. Her current projects including Hazbin Hotel are full of anti-gay/trans/aspec (Angel Dust, Vaggie, Alastor), antisemetic (Mimzy), and racist (Vaggie again, that yellow cyclops character that I’ve forgotten the name of) content under the guise of humor. If you’re into that shit, whatever, just don’t follow me and don’t whine when I make posts criticizing it.
What’s wrong with Hamilton?
Aside from the fact that it’s very obviously glorifying slave owners and made people worldwide believe the founding fathers were good people, LMM, the creator, is nonblack. This isn't his story to tell at all. 
Can you tag x?
I have a list of things I usually tag because they come upon this blog a lot. I cannot do catch all tags, as I have way too many followers for that. The closest thing to that is the “ask to tag” tag when there’s something potentially triggering but I’m not sure what it is. Everything is tagged as “x tw”. If something is extremely triggering, I’ll tag it as “major tw”
Do you tag slurs?
I tag slurs I’m not able to reclaim at all (i.e., d slur, f slur, t slur) or slurs I can reclaim but are being used as a slurs. I don’t tag the n-word, as I reclaim that one. I always tag the r slur
Can I message you about something/someone?
Unless you’re a mutual, most likely no. My DMs are only open to mutuals.
Do you want to be mutuals?
I don’t usually follow back people who follow me, especially if you’re under 16 or post things I’m not interested in.
Why is it important to have byf or about?
1) So I know gross people aren’t following me. This is not up for discussion
2) So I know someone’s not speaking out of their lane, which tends to happen a lot. (i.e, someone refusing to disclose that they are tme when discussing transmisogyny, someone not having their race listed when discussing racism)
3) Some people don’t want to interact with people under 18 or over like 30 or something.
Yeah, yeah, people aren’t entitled to personal information and all that crap but I have a serious problem with people speaking on topics from a place of privilege. Not to say they can’t talk about those things, just perhaps add a disclaimer that you’re privileged when talking about these things and be open to criticism, and NOT blocking people of the said marginalized group when they tell you something you’ve said was problematic.
I also have a problem with people who are intentionally vague about their age. There’s a difference between interacting with someone who’s 20 and someone who’s 29. I don’t want to say it’s the opposite for minors but at the same time there’s a difference for saying something racist at 13 and doing so at 17, and keeping your age vague makes it harder to determine how to deal with something like that. (Not that 13-year-olds shouldn’t know better, it’s just I don’t feel whole ass callout posts and receipt blogs are necessary for someone of that age).
Also anyone under 16, I can't stop you from following, but keep your interaction limited, please. This isnt an 18+ blog but I do rb suggestive jokes from time to time
I sent you an ask and you never answered it!
It’s likely that
I never got it
You were blocked
I’ve already answered this or it’s been answered in my faq
It’s a random positivity ask (which I appreciate but not sure how to respond to those)
You were rude in your ask and I didn’t feel like answering
I forgot until it was too late, which happens when my inbox gets a lot of asks at a time.
You sent it to the wrong blog (I.e, sending asks about my ocs to this blog instead of @ochood )
Hey, the op is [insert post] is [someone on my dni]! I usually double-check myself, just to be sure.
Have you heard about [someone who is mutuals with someone I’m loosely connected with]?
Most likely, no. And unless they’re an immediate danger to someone or they’ve got my name in their mouth, I don’t care.
Do you know who [x person/group/thing] is?Most likely no. Not to sound like a hipster but I don't usually keep up to date with trends. If I do hear about something, it’s most likely from twitter or Instagram.
Why am I blocked? Check here.
Why do you continuously move mains/change URLs/update themes?
I’m inconsistent. And sometimes there are posts on my blog that I no longer stand by.
Can I tag you in posts I think I’d like?Of course! 
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merzbow · 4 years
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I started listening to metallica l 6 months ago so I'm not an expert but honestly? That's the worst part about them as individuals how they, mostly james, go around saying they're not political and its all about helping and they do help, mostly through the AWIMH foundation but it's like they're scared to say anything with their own platform bc they don't want to upset anyone. Or even the Metallica page, they really be promoting whisky but can't share donation sites and resources for BLM?
oh, i absolutely agree. i’ll start off by saying that: i really appreciate the charity work they do and have done through the AWMH foundation, i think it’s the best thing they do second only to making music.
although it has to be said: you can do a lot of good, a lot of good and honest important charity work, but that doesn’t stop you from being, saying, and doing ignorant, tone deaf, inconsiderate things. it shouldn’t and doesn’t absolve you from rightful criticism either. and this isn’t about criticizing them for being celebrities and “not doing enough” “as celebrities”, this is about criticizing them for their lack of action and holding them to their own standards that they have set through their charity work and their promises and words of “helping” and “unity” and how they “want to give back” and all of that. 
this, more than any fucking time, is the exact right time to give back, to donate to black causes. to speak out. instead of choosing to stay silent and “apolitical” just because r*ght w*ng fans of theirs might stop buying their music. they can afford to lose that money and those fans and still be able to fly 1000 private jets back and forth denver and san francisco. (and also, it’s not “political” to just stand with your fellow human beings, to say that black lives matter, to take a stand against racial injustice, police brutality/racist systemic murder. it’s absolutely not).
i know james is conservative, but he is fifty-six years old (at the time of this post) and he knows right from wrong. lars and james are the ones who set the tone, they can’t continue going down this “apolitical” road they’ve chosen for themselves and everybody around them with no consequences, and think they’re right or good for it when it’s the exact opposite, they can’t continue being this far in denial when it is so blatantly obvious it’s wrong and goes against their own words. and they’ve always been so obsessed with being “real and “true” to themselves. it’s frustrating.
plus, seeing all these white and other nonblack fans defend them and make excuses for them is frustrating too. you cannot just “absolve" and “forgive” somebody of their antiblackness, it’s not our place to do that especially as nonblack people. we should be holding our fellow nonblack people accountable for their antiblackness and lack of real action (especially when they’re going against their own message and words), not defend them and make excuses. the systemic murder of black people by police forces and antiblackness all across the world are not and will never be excusable or up for debate.
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i just wanted to point out that you're kind of blackfacing julia. i'm pretty sure she's jewish (?) but definitely not black and she looks that way in your icon, so much so that i couldn't tell who she was. not trying to be mean, but it was a bit alarming.
    sorry if i’m rude about this. i always appreciate feedback and i appreciate you’re not trying to be mean, neither am i! i’m not perfect and i make mistakes. but it’s also super clear you didn’t read any of my pages before you sent this message or … do any research, so sorry to read you the riot act but i kind of have to.
    it would take ten seconds of googling maybe? to realize that stella maeve / julia wicker is not jewish (?) (which would make her a poc still btw) she’s mixed native american blackfoot & cherokee, and if you had looked at literally anything on my blog or even looked up her wiki you would know that, because that representation is a massive part of kaj’s character and it’s something i do not take lightly as a white person writing a woc. as a result of her being a woc who is often whitewashed by the lighting on her works, i take great pains to make sure i do not whitewash stella in my icons, while also maintaining the aesthetic of the game that kaj is from, and also not adhering to racist native stereotypes of “red” skin.
    blackfacing is a very serious concern. as a result, i’ve taken time out of my day to compile some image comparisons for you of icons before and after my psd, which is purposely very orange and contrasting to match the coloring of fallout new vegas’ orange gradienting:
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julia’s skin color in the magicians changes drastically per shot because of the magicians lighting, which often flat out whitewashes her or turns her red (nevermind never acknowledging her as a indigenous woman which is a whole new can of worms). lifting this brightness whitewashes her even more. see here:
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vs. here, and how her skin color is completely different because no care was taken with the lighting and she is 100% washed out:
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dark skin or vibrant colors in an icon does not = black. stella is just that, a nonblack woman of color. i find it kind of uncomfortable that you are implying you want me to lighten her skin in my icons because she’s not black. and if you were concerned then you would have maybe done a couple seconds of reading about stella or my blog to figure things out? 
    i’m not trying to be rude either, but frankly this question was incredibly offensive and very poorly phrased. i also don’t appreciate the insinuation that someone being jewish or non-black means that they cannot be dark skinned. again, i’m white, so i’m no expert and i do my best to uplift the voices of the people of color around me and keep my nose out of this, but this question is just …. i don’t know. i appreciate your intent and my only hope is i’m not offending anyone, and i can appreciate where you’re coming from, but i’m also not going to actively lighten stella’s skin for obvious reasons.
 this really feels more like an ask that wants to start drama rather than actually helping out racial minorities, in which case (which i hope is not true) i hope that you can do some more research into the particular brand of racism that indigenous women face. especially in the media industry re: being whitewashed, played as white or “not really” ethnic, played as stereotypes or played by white people, etc. here are some links ( x , x , x ) of some articles to get you started on this issue, and here is a list of charities ( x ) you can donate to if you have the change. if you yourself are indigenous, i hope you can come forward and have a private chat with me in dms so i can improve in whatever ways i can, and i will still have a look at my psd to see if theres any changes i can make that lighten things without brightening stella’s skin.
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anyone who tries to claim that the police brutality occurring at the protests around the country right now is in any way justified is racist.
in general, anyone who tries to claim that the police brutality occurring at any protest for black people’s rights isn’t racially motivated is racist.
just last week on memorial day, protests took place around my home state of nc. these protestors view the protective measures taken against the coronavirus as a direct violation of their civil liberties and their constitutional rights as citizens.
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some protesters were openly armed, and publicly vowed that they would use force should the opportunity arise.
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these protests, however, were not met with any violence or resistance from the police and the reason is abundantly clear: the people armed to the teeth and vocalizing a willingness to commit violence were white.
after a few protesters (FOUR, to be precise) were arrested for violating an executive order and resisting arrest, some followers of “boogaloo”, a right-wing anarchist ideology, showed up with assault rifles. not a single arrest was made, despite the possession of weapons in a public demonstration being explicitly illegal under north carolina law.
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all it took for these people to not be arrested despite breaking the law was to put away their signs so that the police could technically say they weren’t protesting. meanwhile, hundreds of peaceful, unarmed protestors are being assaulted and arrested for standing up against the establishment.
meanwhile, black people are killed for walking, for breathing, for sleeping in their own cars and their own homes, for reaching for their wallets when pulled over to provide requested id, for complying, for complying too slowly, complying too quickly, for possessing a gun just as legally as the protestors in raleigh on memorial day and at the anti-covid, anti-gun control rallies taking place around the nation over the last few weeks.
these ppl were not only armed and prepared to commit violence, but they were also in clear, blatant violation of nc state law. and yet, the police did nothing except advise them of the technicalities of the law so that they could walk around openly armed with assault weapons without technically demonstrating, and thus without technically breaking the law and warranting arrest.
anyone who tries to claim that the police brutality at the current protests is provoked bc unarmed protestors are threatening or bc unarmed protestors are attacking “innocent cops” who are “just doing their job” is racist. plain and simple. they refuse to acknowledge the blatant, racially-motivated hypocrisy of the police state and all the structures that prop it up bc they have the privilege and the luxury to pretend it doesn’t exist. these people are racist.
as a white person in the south, many people i know have that kind of mindset, whether it’s conscious or subconscious. as a white person in general, i have a responsibility to call this kind of behavior out when i see it, and so do all nonblacks. especially white people.
try to encourage dialogue within your social circles and try to educate, but if ppl aren’t receptive then cut them off. cut off people who aren’t willing to say that black lives matter. cut off people who “don’t have an opinion”. cut off people who defend cops. this kind of stuff shouldn’t be thrust onto black people who are already dealing with enough trauma and exhaustion right now. it’s not their responsibility to constantly crusade alone for people to maybe decide to grace them with respect—nonblacks need to step up and help out. without talking over black voices, obviously.
for nonblack people like me who don’t have the ability to go to protests and show support that way: donate to and spread fund links. spread people’s testimonies and stories, but don’t spread triggering images and videos. call out bullshit when you see it. cut off other nonblacks who don’t support the movement, who make excuses for it, who denounce the protests, defend cops and corporations, “don’t take a stance”, etc. cut off people who remain silent and refuse to speak out publicly, because their silence speaks volumes. and obviously, cut off any closet racists who happen to rear their ugly heads and expose themselves for what they are amidst all this. recognize your privilege and use it to help however you can. it is literally the least you can do.
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cronus69 · 4 years
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the shortening of recouperacoon to coon isn't meant in a derogatory way, it's just a shortening? i think if we change the meaning of the word and use it in a different situation it means something different? and it's also entirely based on where you are that it's a slur. like when people say possum for opossum and coon for raccoon
1. whoever sent this anon is deranged (derogatory) and committed a hate crime on purpose. imagine purposely sending slurs to a black person and telling them it’s not a slur because you’re using it in a different way. if i said the f-slur like y’all use coon, y’all would hang me (black-copyright, nonblacks do not use). give me your address and also donate to my venmo
2. i’m 120% sure no black person sent this ask because i know 8/10 black people in this damn rpc and it is not a slur you can change the meaning of (i.e. reclaim is the word you want to use but can’t because you know what you’re saying). and even then, i doubt any black person would go “lets reclaim a slur that gives nonblacks, especially white people, an excuse to use a slur, just like how general media uses ‘qu*er community’ like a catch all”
3. it’s a slur everywhere and coon IS SHORT FOR RACCOON, WHITE PEOPLE WANTED TO DEHUMANIZE BLACKS BY MAKING A CARICATURE AND COMPARING THEM TO VERMIN. let’s unpack this though, because if you really just thought it was a shortening (not knowing the language / not experiencing white supremacy or racism against black people specially) you would simply read my post, go “okay! i won’t do this!” and move on. but in this case, you are, indeed, a freak for this.
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Fake nonblack poc liberals
Imma tell you something about these these fake liberals/anarchists that are here on Tumblr and in real life. 
They will fake suicides pretending to be so overridden by grief and sorrow for being racist( yeah dickhead I knew you actually faked a suicide attempt with NYQUIL. YES Y’ALL I HAD A GIRL I WAS COOL WITH  SAY SHE TRIED TO KILL HERSELF WITH NYQUIL OF ALL THINGS after being called out on her being racist to ME), they will turn and then say they were raised by colorist/racist parents who are also POC (lets not confuse this with being black) so you must excuse their problematic behavior, will laugh when their latino/non black poc mothers speak about black people in Spanish ( yeah bitch I heard your bitch ass mom that time she called your old roommates monkeys before, I know what she said because it was such simple Spanish) and then claim they have black in their blood line after seeing Black Panther. I have had fake libs harassed me, make posts about me, talked shit about me, lie about me harassing them as they constantly call my house phone( only for them to abruptly stop once I call them out online :) ), lie about trying to kill themselves and then fight with me afterwards to divert attention away from their wrong doings and 100% blame me lol. Fake liberals will go and then try to report your twitter because you call them out on their shit/past. Oh yeah and if you have a black or half black brother/sister IT DOESN’T MATTER. I have seen people smile in my face, and straight up lie about how they view the world when their actions prove differently. And this is why I don’t affiliate with any political party, racism is in a lot of people regardless of skin color/political views. I have been noticed this and refuse to stay silent. These are the same people who will turn and then post BLM on their timelines/social media when I have NEVER heard them talk about standing with the BLM movement ever before. I see you ALL and yes I am calling you out. If you’re offended, do me one kindly and suck my dick bitch.  OH and my hair isn't “lint” or “dirt”, you are just pure scum who uses privilege and is quite frankly a blind self-absorbed racist.
For the non black people/POC who actually do stand with BLM/black people and who CAN actually handle being called out for their shit/past please donate to the George Floyd fund, the Minnesota Freedom Fund and sign petitions for him and Breonna Taylor. Thanks, I’m outtie.
https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
https://minnesotafreedomfund.org
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