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πŸ…°πŸ…»πŸ…ΈπŸ…²πŸ…΄ (πŸŒˆπŸ¦„)

Hey white people, tomorrow is #Juneteenth, and you can celebrate by...

πŸŽ‰ listening to black folks πŸŽ‰

We still have a few on Mastodon.

We would have more if we didn't whitesplain shit to them and act like assholes.

Fun fact: telling marginalized groups that their experiences aren't valid is a kinda shitty thing to do in general.

We still have a looong fucking way to go.

Maybe you're thinking "I'm not one of *those* white people, I have a BLM sign in my yard!" πŸ™Žβ€β™€οΈ

Fun fact: If that was what popped into your head, then you probably *are* one of those white people. πŸ’β€β™€οΈ

I try to regularly remind myself not to be. It can be hard to unlearn the stories your privilege tells you. Listening to someone else's stories helps.

I'm just writing this because I have some reach here and I want to use that privilege to amplify others.

Go check out #BlackMastodon and read shit. Don't jump into conversations, don't announce that you're an allyβ€”just read and boost.

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If you're in the Seattle area, the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) is doing cool stuff on Wednesday:

naamnw.org/juneteenth

You can read more about why this holiday exists here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteen

Cheers,

β€”Alice πŸ’œ

18 June at 18:08 | Open on lgbtqia.space
19 comments
Coleen finally gettin her shit together
Wouter

@alice every white person is racist because of their privileges, their bias and the white system we maintain. Me included.

18 June at 18:14 | Open on mastodon.nl
πŸ…°πŸ…»πŸ…ΈπŸ…²πŸ…΄ (πŸŒˆπŸ¦„)

@WouterGVDO yup. We can actively try not to be, but by societal design and imbalance of power we are, at the *least*, passively racist.

18 June at 18:18 | Open on lgbtqia.space
Wouter

@alice exactly. But even when we try not to be, we even are sometimes. Our bias. Prejudice.

18 June at 19:42 | Open on mastodon.nl
enoch_exe_inc

@WouterGVDO @alice Which leaves an interesting question for me, a πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ guy born to πŸ‡­πŸ‡° immigrants who grew up here in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦, where the white-supremacist system here is less pronounced (and aimed more strongly towards the native peoples/First Nations), but still unequivocally targets me: to what extent have I, as a β€œmodel minority”, benefited from this system?

18 June at 23:11 | Open on mastodon.social
enoch_exe_inc

@WouterGVDO @alice Also, my parents were from the new wave of immigrants that came in the 80s and 90s. Like in America, Chinese people have been immigrating here for decades, centuries even, and were subject to varying forms of discrimination. 100 years ago, on Canada Day of 1923 (or Dominion Day as it was known), the country passed the Chinese Immigration Act, and the day became known as β€˜Humiliation Day’ for Chinese-Canadians until it was finally repealed in 1947.

18 June at 23:28 | Open on mastodon.social
enoch_exe_inc

@WouterGVDO @alice My parents, of course, experienced none of this, so I knew nothing about this until last year. Seems like quite an omission, especially since we did learn about anti-Chinese laws in history class and the horrific exploitation of Chinese (and other immigrant) workers in the building of the nation’s railways.

18 June at 23:35 | Open on mastodon.social
πŸ…°πŸ…»πŸ…ΈπŸ…²πŸ…΄ (πŸŒˆπŸ¦„)

@enoch_exe_inc @WouterGVDO America was (and still is) built on the blood and exploitation of non-white people.

Worse yet, our history is written to downplay or erase that fact, so that those of us with privilege can feel more comfortable.

18 June at 23:47 | Open on lgbtqia.space
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@alice
When it comes to this, as a white dude it's important that I do more listening and reading that talking and posting. And yes, boost boost boost!

18 June at 19:45 | Open on beige.party
Yakyu Night Owl

@alice Thank you. My wife, who inexplicably doesn't have the day off, was part of an exhibit of local Black artists at NAAM. Very highly recommended museum.

18 June at 20:41 | Open on mastodon.world
πŸ…°πŸ…»πŸ…ΈπŸ…²πŸ…΄ (πŸŒˆπŸ¦„)

@YakyuNightOwl first, she should totally get the day off, paid. Second, is her stuff still on display there? I'm going to try to take my fam down tomorrow (if it's not too packed to get in).

18 June at 20:49 | Open on lgbtqia.space
Yakyu Night Owl

@alice I told her she should call in Black tomorrow morning. We'll see how it goes.

It was easily a decade ago, so her stuff isn't up, but even without her work, it's still an amazing place.

18 June at 20:53 | Open on mastodon.world
VulcanTourist

@alice

I have a few thoughts about not reflecting personal traumas. It's never right or justifiable to do it. It happens too much.

18 June at 21:12 | Open on mastodon.social
Lisa Melton
LA Legault

@alice

Absolutely this! I hope we as a #Mastodon community tomorrow can collectively make the effort to lift black voices up and make it a habit.

18 June at 21:55 | Open on newsie.social
Bill

@alice ~ If you are not including, then you are excluding and that is a pillar of Fascism to marginalize and feel superior. That Inclusion has to seep into every synapse of one's brain. Be well. ❀️

18 June at 22:23 | Open on hostux.social
patcanfield
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πŸ…°πŸ…»πŸ…ΈπŸ…²πŸ…΄ (πŸŒˆπŸ¦„)

@imnotyet anytime 🩷

We all gotta stick togetherβ€”it's the only thing that scares rich white men :neocat_cool_fingerguns:

19 June at 1:47 | Open on lgbtqia.space
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