The more classes I take in which race and gender are discussed, the more I'm frustrated by the state of women of color on my campus. Why? Because I'm becoming aware of a new threat.
This threat is even more dangerous and harmful then the old ones I've become accustomed to since middle school.
"Black girls are ugly/loud/ghetto/stupid" aka undesirable
I hear a guy say this, and I already know what to expect from him.
This new threat isn't so blatant.
Showing posts with label majority groups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label majority groups. Show all posts
Monday, May 12, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
This is about fake allies and reading them for filth.
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| It's time to play one of my favorite games! COUNT THE WAYS! How many problems can you spot? |
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:
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
This is about relaxed vs natural hair.
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| found on Pinterest of all places |
Obviously I have a huge bias, so I'm gonna do my best to check it at the door.
I will be as objective as humanly possible starting now:
Who the hell made this?
What was your goal here?
Did you download Photoshop just for this?
Did you purposely choose the silhouette of an oddly shaped afro?
Saturday, February 8, 2014
This is about subtweeting and the diversity of Disney Princess.
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| I couln't not say anything... |
I hate the concept of subtweeting. I think its really ridiculous and often starts more drama than if the person was confronted directly.
However, sometimes you have to choose your battles. I could have went in on level 10 but it was 8-something in the morning and I really didn't have the energy to summarize all my refuting points into 140 characters.
This tweet addresses the issue of majority groups speaking for minority groups.
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