#and im sure most of them genuinely truly dont think theyre racist. dont know how their actions can enforce racism

[andromedasummer]

can one of you f1 girlies become a journalist and interview the drivers who refused to take a knee because they wanted to fight racism in a different way/disagreed with how blm went about seeking justice and ask them, now that nearly 3 years have passed since the may protests, what steps they've taken to educate themselves on racism? what actions they've taken to improve things for people of colour within formula one/motorsports as a whole? or how they've gone about promoting racial equity in their own country?

#f1 #formula one #its been long enough surely they must have made some headway? right? (: ? #no those dumb fucking black and white anti racism videos dont count because their vagueness allowed #for them to be co-opted by white people who believe racism exists and that the whole of blm/equality movements are racist to them #from what ive seen literally only lewis has taken action to set up foundations and research groups focusing #on improving racial diversity at both grassroots and professional levels #others have given lip service but genuinely if another driver has been helpful in fighting racism in motorsports do mention #it would be a very very pleasant surprise #because the whole we race as one movement was very much image control #it was always going to be down to lewis and the other poc in the sport like zhou or yuki to fight against the unique and #insidious racism they face in the sport. ultimately the others won't because while racism is a problem they have #and causes problems for others. they see it as a problem they're not responsible for solving #and im sure most of them genuinely truly dont think theyre racist. dont know how their actions can enforce racism #but lewis has stood there and explained over and over again both behind closed doors and tv screens #and at a certain point that continued refusal to listen or engage becomes active and malicious ignorance #and that makes you racist. whether they believe that of themselves or not.

[sieglinde-freud]

Why on earth are you defending Zendaya in this? She did one post months about Gaza and that’s it. Would you defend any other celebrity that isn’t your fave or you consider a fashion icon?? People are literally going through a genocide and your thought is “WHY IS ZENDAYA BEING BROUGHT UP” because it applies. It applies to her and other celebrities.

genuinely such a bad faith interpretation of what i said but i’ll answer based on the assumption you truly did not get the point

no im not defending zendaya and that poster i reblogged wasnt defending her either. what people are saying is that blasting only zendaya is suspicious because she is one of the only black celebrities at that event, when there are far more people there who are deserving of the same criticism who are not black. yes, zendaya should be held accountable. but other celebrities there like the kardashians, lana del ray, sebastian stan, etc all of these white celebrities (some of which have outright supported israel) are not getting these hunger games type comparisons, people are singling out the black celebrity. why?

if you read the other reblog, you’d see their point on black hypervisibility, and how black bad deeds are amplified but their good deeds are silenced. and they’re right. when you think about pro-palestine student protests (in america at least. i cannot speak to other countries my apologies) they’re being broadcasted as rich white saviors doing good for those brown people across the globe. the reality is, and you’ll see it if you ever go to one, is that most of those protests are led by people of color, including a lot of black students. but thats not a narrative that will feed the ego of the white majority, is it? look up white savior complex if you havent already. thats the whole goal basically.

thus, the need to single out zendaya specifically. downplay black greatness while shining a spotlight specifically on a black person who’s not doing good. oh, but lets make it one of the most successful black women in hollywood right now so we can make sure everyone knows black people dont deserve that kind of success because look what they’ll do with it! do you see my point. its these kind of narratives and theyre so subtle but they work and they get into your head and starting forming these associations whether or not youre aware of them

yes, zendaya should be held accountable. she should be brought up in this conversation and criticism of the met gala. but shes not the only one there and if you dont see the problem in singling out a black woman among a sea of white people then thats not really my fault. and if you wanna try the “stop making everything about race” card then i need you to take a step back and realize that yeah, actually, it is. racism is integrated into modern society in ways you would not believe and no matter how many times you reblog “racists dni” youre not gonna fix it.

#asks #pissing on the poor website jfc #normally i ignore these kinds of bad faith takes but idk. in the off chance someone genuinely doesnt understand here you go #its whats fueling the fucking genocide ffs #i forgot how white this damn website leans. never experience a day of racism in your life and you think you can talk ab it #delete later probably i dont like getting mad on this website #god forbid someone say ‘racism is bad’ on this website #get hit back w ‘oh so you excuse genocide’ like babe go sit down