Showing posts with label allies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label allies. Show all posts

Sunday, April 20, 2014

This is about fake allies and reading them for filth.



It's time to play one of my favorite games!
COUNT THE WAYS!
How many problems can you spot?
I have lost patience with fake allies.

Fake allies: those who step into a marginalized group's safe space, clear a spot to sit, and begin to tell the members of this marginalized group why they're here, what they're doing wrong, and what they should be doing - all while silencing members, yelling at them for disagreeing, and becoming outraged when these members finally show the infiltrators the door.

I will try to give those who don't wish to read any further the overall message of this post:

If you must approach a marginalized group's space, follow these steps: