#so - for example - if a university queer campus center of some sort is given 10k for funding in a year

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Aro culture is being friends with the straight aro-spec cis man who's "stealing resources" that exclus like to fearmonger about and knowing that he's done more for the community than those whiny pissbabies ever have

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#Anonymous #aro culture is #aro #aromantic #actually aro #actually aromantic #ask #mod phoenix #honestly if someone thinks ppl are stealing resources from underprivileged groups it's usually pretty obvious they don't understand shit #like. 1) people using resources almost always means they get more funding #2) if it is happening.... lmao what money do you think these groups even have to steal from? #the majority of public services get funding based on a combination of limited private donations and public funding that's based on the #usage of the previous period of use #typically yearly #so - for example - if a university queer campus center of some sort is given 10k for funding in a year #(and i'm using a specific example i know of irl) #and they only use 5k of that? #most likely they will receive closer to 5k of funding the next year and not be able to meet any increased needs #using the money they are given means that they have the ability to take on larger projects #using those resources allows them to get large enough funding grants and shit to take on #the actual systems of oppression rather than desperately trying to keep individuals afloat #who are already aware of them and willing to ask for help #and knowing that a large portion of their community is unaware of those resources or too afraid of stealing resources to ask for help #which they not only *can* provide but *want to* provide #because it helps both those individuals and *that group* to be able to push for larger systematic change in the future #so yeah just. opinions. #if someone says they need the funding these groups are happy to do everything in their power to work with them #and honestly someone actually being malicious probs will stick out like a fucking sore thumb #and even then i've seen groups like these use it as a learning opportunity #to be like 'hey it's pretty clear you came here with this intention. now that you're here... how are you feeling about that? why?'