i wanna see more solidarity between black people and jewish people. there are a concerning amount of similarities in our history and oppression, and with the way things are going we need to learn from each other and protect each other more than ever (not to mention black jews who are rarely acknowledged)
I SAW A ZUKO FANART OF THE FIRST MEME ABOUT HIM SEARCHING FOR AANG AND IT GAVE ME THIS IDEA Yeah it knocked me the fuck out(Also they were both so real for this)
I need people to start adding nuance into their discussion of unconscious bias regarding racism.
Any group of PoC can hold colorist views.
Any non-Black PoC can be antiblack.
Any non-Asian PoC can be sinophobic.
Any non-native PoC can be anti-indigenous.
Any non-MENA PoC can be SWANA-phobic.
Any non-Muslim can be islamophobic.
Any non-Jewish person can be antisemitic.
Any non-Rroma can be anti-Romani.
Any non-Latine can be hispanophobic.
This doesn't even consider how many within our own communities have internalised racism towards themselves.
It's also important when having these discussions and calling out racism from other groups of PoC that we check our unconscious bias towards that group, or we can feed into societies racist views on our peers.
This is also why PoC groups can be racist or bigoted towards each other.
Until we collectively unpack our biases in our collective communities, widespread PoC solidarity will not exist.
Other PoC are free to add to this post. white people (excluding Rroma & Jewish white peoples) please don't comment/add replies to this post as this is a community discussion for PoC & other ethnic/religious minorities mentioned.
This post is not to say that the discussions concerned with the topic that focus on white people shouldn't be discussed less or are invalid. This is just a side of the topic that I haven't seen many people speak about.
I honestly can't stand -- and I don't know how others can stand -- people of color who put down, hate, appropriate, and are prejudice to Black people, Black culture, Black holidays, and so on. Those kinds of people truly are the bottom-of-the-barrel types. The pick-me types with getting White favoritism; they're slimy and belong in the trash. What are they going to get out of hating? White people will still hate and be racist to you, too, at the end of the day; it doesn't matter how much you shit on Black people, you'll still never be White or seen as one. There's no competition about this.
There's a reason people say, "PoC solidarity isn't real."
i am so lucky to be radically and unconditionally loved the way i am. i have spent a lot of my time second guessing and questioning the relationships i have. to be in a space where i’m suddenly able to let my guard down is so jarring. and it’s my workplace? make it make sense.
this group of people are so genuinely good and kind. despite working here, i don’t feel like i’m at all being valued for just what i can give. i don’t feel drained, i don’t feel exploited. everyone’s priority for each other is making sure our cups are always replenished and no one is giving more than they should be. i’ve never known that, not like this.
i can finally rest up. i can finally relax a little. i can heal.
I follow Valeria aka Girl Jo on Twitter and it's so nice seeing her start her life. Like almost 5 years ago we were both awkward little teens and though I only knew the Skam Austin version of her at that time, now we're both adults fresh out of college trying to do more for the world than the world has done for us
Two POC character being friends isn't POC solidarity. Two POC characters becoming friends or allies or supporting each other in a majority white environment is POC solidarity.
In the same way, two POC characters hating each other is not racism, sometimes you just have beef. Unless, you know, one of the character has beef because they're racist.