#white moderates

[alwaysbewoke]

the entire democratic party

#MLK #politics #white moderates #civil rights #white supremacy #racism #social justice #equality #end hate #anti-racism #racial equality #stop racism #no to hate #dismantle racism

[kutputli]

The Kind White Moderate Racism of Ted Lasso

"the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a '"'more convenient season" - Martin Luther King Jr from 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' 16th April 1963

It is 60 years, to the day, almost, since MLK Jr wrote those words, at a time when Black people were being jailed and murdered, by a white supremacist state, accompanied by the mealy-mouthed hand-wringing of the white moderates.

In 2023, Black people are still being jailed and murdered, by a white supremacist state. (This is true for the US and the UK, as well as across the world. I write this from a brown post-colonial nation where also, anti-Blackness has proven repeatedly murderous.)

And the white moderates are still at it.

I could write an essay breaking down all the macro and micro racist moments in Ted Lasso, a show that exemplifies how kind moderate white men see themselves and the world - but I won't. (I'd rather be paid for the labour, if I have to rewatch actively triggering scenes to do it.)

Instead, I will ask the Ted Lasso fandom - does this show disgust you?

And if not, what will it take for a story told by white men to get you there?

Disgust can sit alongside critical appreciation for craft, and emotional affection for characters you have invested in. Anyone who has interacted with white art and culture has learned the ability to weave their love for it alongside the weft of contempt we must cultivate for its racism.

I am not asking if you have stopped loving the show, or its characters. I am asking if you have felt disgusted - truly, viscerally disgusted - by its politics.

Because if you have not - if a bunch of white men turning a Black man into a puppet to preach forgiveness to a Black man who has experienced racist violence - if that does not disgust you...

then you are aligned with white supremacy, no matter how much you may disclaim the crude, ugly right-wing manifestation of it.

Do you choose to forgive the racist show that you love?

Or do you choose to hold it accountable for its racism?

#ted lasso #racism #fandom racism #my meta #white moderates #sam obisanya #ola obisanya

[readyforevolution]

#blacktumblr #martin luther king jr #white moderates #black history

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

Tyler didnt do anything. This is a sterek who’s mad rhat he spoke about not liking the ship. And this person doesnt give a fuck about Arden or racism since they took the time to go over to the niallloverontheloose blog and ask if they were okay.

Like I agree with you that its probably a sterek fan but I think just blaming one person who's comforting that niallover is kind of a stretch. Its probably a few different people. Like I know its scary either way to think that there's white supremacists in the fandom but my point is that white moderates (which there's still plenty of republicans who consider themselves moderates) are just as dangerous as white supremacists.

"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the White moderate who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice."

mod ali

#white moderates #fandom white supremacy

[phoukanamedpookie]

Watch "The Alt-Right Playbook: The Cost of Doing Business" on YouTube

#alt right #alt right playbook #white moderates #white liberals #Youtube

[starrysharks]

hotel manager

#zeno's art #i'm not sure if i should tag the show itself as i'm not a fan but i guess its “fan”art so i will #hazbin hotel #charlie hazbin hotel #vivziepop #i was bored and wanted to draw something #my main goal here was to create a design that looked distinct and could (potentially) be moderately easy to animate #of course based on charlie's character i added as many angel images as possible through the hair and bowtie #(i know white on white is a character design sin but i wanted to show the angel wing detail ;w;) #also to express the personality and juxtaposition of a sweet devil her horns are supposed to curve into a heart shape #of course the garterbelts are upside-down/st peters crosses because of her satanic themes #i also tried to go harder into the goat theme but its still subtle i think #i actually think the goat theme is really interesting because of the story of the sheep and the goats in the bible #but i cant remember if it was actually something intended in her original design #i'm not going to draw anyone else so dont even anticipate that #this was basically a cooldown? ok i think i'm rambling now #goodbye #ok edit to say it clearly: i am not a fan of vivziepop or her work. i just wanted to redesign charlie as a cooldown/exercise for fun #because i used to be a fan of the character before i wised up about what vivzie had and has done #and before i matured and noticed the cracks and fundamental flaws in her works #so yea i dont support her at all and this redesign is critical i guess #also the reason why the tag “vivziepop” is there in the first place is so that anyone who has that tag silenced can scroll past #without seeing anything related to her work. in case that clears anything up #its the same reason why i tag “long post” and “food” and the like

[millenraven]

“Now boast thee, Archduchess, in thy possession lies a lad unparalleled.”

Artist: Tintexture (twi: Tintexture)

*Do not repost

*Background: 1870s, several years after the Austro-Prussian War

*The painting on the wall is Matthias Stom’s Samson and Delilah

*As usual, used references when drawing

(The dress is based on this dress and Anna Karenina’s first ball gown;

The whole illustration is inspired by both Charles Gibson and Orson Byron Lowell’s artworks.)

#not millenraven's work #aph prussia #aph austria #nyo austria #nyotalia #pruaus #historical hetalia #hws prussia #hws austria #moderator's commissions #personally I prefer Austria dressed in black but she looks pretty gorgeous in white as well.....bummer

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

#us politics #quotes #dr. martin luther king jr. #martin luther king jr #civil rights #civil rights movement #white citizens councilor #klu klux klan #white supremacy #white supremacists #centrists #political moderates #letter from Birmingham jail #1963

[water-your-plance]

I'm getting a little tired of this shit, wtf is this? Like do y'all not enjoy a big scarred demon woman that's beefy?

#bg3 #bg3 karlach #karlach bg3 #karlach #baldur's gate #baldurs gate 3 #larian #nexus #nexus mods #tiefling #barbarian #baldurs gate 3 karlach #Some of these moders and players need to be nuetered #You're telling me you don't find karlach hot the way she is? #also why are there mods making wyll white??? #it's weird as fuck #wyll #wyll ravengard #bg3 wyll #baldurs gate wyll #lae'zel #halsin #astarion #shadowheart #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 gale #bg3 tav #<3

[imthursdaysyme]

Finally got around to this

#stranger things #drawing #steve harrington #art #A WHITE MAN?? NO! #that was me drawing jk Steve #I like my baby dark and a little thick is that a crime #I don’t think so #he’s perfect #also sweet jk one he’s so thin #lithe even #even tho he’s moderately muscular I just make my man thick #so everything else is like thin #I’m like what’s happening where are your shoulders? your short forearms? thick wrists? #I was dying but I made it #I did it #for y’all #anyway #digital art #stranger things fanart

[cheeseburgersinparadise]

the eras tour is so interesting bc like. she’s just average. she sings well and that’s good but she isn’t really a performer, she doesn’t even really have that much charisma - everything is scripted and practiced and it’s a fun show, sure. but there’s no genuineness to it. all manufactured and calculated and tbh it feels obvious to me, just a casual listener at best.

#anyway. #just kinda wanted to see what the hype is about #when you’re that huge you kind of lose any relatability and so it’s wild when ppl cry over her and say she’s so quirky and real #like she’s not #anyway I’m not like. hating or anything ppl are allowed but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #she got where she is bc she is moderately talented and has a great PR team #she’s white and grew up rich and is blonde and skinny #so like how could she not be famous lol

[bbreaddog]

Alex Claremont-Diaz fuckin babygirled.

Yeah. I babygirled him. So what. You can kiss his Texan ass about it.

Bonus (in case you needed a reminder of his fucking eyelashes):

#rwrb #rwrb art #mine #I draw things #alex claremont-diaz #red white and royal blue #hes so babygirl #yes that is Henry’s suit from NYE party #yes I did do a version where I drew all the details in the tie #no I will not post that version #that is for my eyes only 😔 #my arm is hating me into next week but WORTH IT #I just. won’t draw for a good two months again. its fine. I know theconcept of moderation. vaguely.

[singsweetmelodies]

okay but can we stop talking about how max verstappen is sOoOo inCREDIBLy goooooooooooood like yes fine he's not a bad driver but for GOD'S SAKE! when it was lewis consistently performing well it was "just the car" but when it's max it's "come rain or shine, max verstappen is always the man to do it" AND I HATE IT SO MUCH. he's not bad but he's also NOT the greatest driver ever. not by a long shot.

#verstappen fans would call me salty for this. AND YOU KNOW WHAT YES!!! YES I AM!!! #fuck off with your MODERATELY talented white boy who drives a rocket ship. for GOD'S SAKE #anti max verstappen

[eddiethehunted]

every single day of my life i go to work and a customer tells me i look like taylor swift. without fail. EVERY TIME. and today one joked “how’s kelce?” and i was like “huh?” and he said “your boyfriend. he sucks at football you know.” and i was like “…oh i don’t know… i don’t really know much about that” and he said “cmon it’s your boyfriend, the whole world is talking about it” and i was like “im not.. actually taylor swift though” and he goes “i know” and stares at me. like ok then. wtf am i supposed to say here

#customers will see a moderately tall and thin white woman with blue eyes and curly blonde hair and be like 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[unforth]

I started to write this as a reply to @vex-verlain but realized it should be it's own post.

To be clear, this is about @end-otw-racism and why I support this movement (even if I don't agree with all their proposals).

I am profoundly anti-censorship. It has been one of my biggest personal issues my entire adult life. I will absolutely defend the speech rights even of people I think are utterly reprehensible, even the rights of people who want me and my family dead. I think their speech has a right to exist, full stop.

But.

Being anti-censorship in no way means being anti-moderation. I often see people who are pro-ship, anti-anti, or "too old to use a name for telling yall you're clowning" say that AO3 is supposed to be a safe space for WRITERS, not READERS, and that to me is one of the big ways that the current harassment and moderation policies are badly failing writers of color. There's no way to 100% protect all writers, period, on AO3, and to me it seems like a no-brainer that if the goal is "protect all speech, avoid all censorship, minimize harm to real people," the only way to accomplish all those goals it to have a really robust, well-moderated system that prioritizes reducing harassment - ALL harassment - without looking the other way on certain topics just because they're harder and thornier to sort through. A way to section the groups that are oil and water away from each other, through blocking, powerful filters, comment options, etc (some strategies we do have now, btw! They HAVE been adding functionality in this direction, but it's clearly not enough.)

Currently, protecting people who write bigoted shit is causing active harm to fans of color. We see the impacts of this harm constantly; I personally have seen many, many Chinese and Chinese diaspora fans driven out of white danmei fandom circles for all sorts of reasons, and if yall are in fandoms that often have bipoc in them I'm sure you've seen the same (and if you are in a fandom that doesn't have many bipoc it might be wise to take a moment and consider why it doesn't.)

I just really want more people to take a step back and ask themselves why they think an anti-censorship position necessitates an anti-moderation stance, and also why they think being pro-moderation is the same as being pro-censorship.

I defend the rights of bigoted shit to exist.

What I don't defend is the right of the people who create that stuff to weaponize it against vulnerable people.

Regarding AO3, I personally support a solution that involves some way of sectioning off the bigoted shit. I'm not sure exactly how that would work but I think some kind of major archive warning is a solid start. Also maybe a way of flagging authors who are frequent offenders. And to be clear...it's not my job or responsibility to know exactly how to accomplish this. I'm no expert. That's why I'm supporting a movement that explicitly says AO3/OTW SHOULD HIRE AN EXPERT. And I know it would be expensive...and I know many, many of us would donate to a funds drive to raise the money to cover that expense.

I've seen too many friends get profoundly hurt, and I'm so tired of (overwhelmingly white) fandom circles pearl clutching over this not being an issue, that the real problem is that this will lead to censorship of (checks notes) Nazi shit, spitefic, and the other dregs of fanfiction (which, again, has a right to exist! But God why are so many of y'all favoring IT over ALL THE FIC THAT WILL NOW NEVER EXIST BECAUSE BIPOC GET BULLIED OUT OF WRITING IT.)

It's clearly an issue.

And we have to speak up and demand better or it will continue to be an issue.

Please, please listen to the bipoc who've managed to not be driven out of fandom and understand that *things need to change,* which means, for us white folks:

1. A lot of listening to the people who've been harmed

2. Using our voices to amplify theirs

3. Standing up to bigotry we see in our fandom communities

4. Shutting up when they ask us to shut up

5. Checking our own behavior and doing our best not to be part of the problem, and, if and when we go awry, owning it with maturity and apologizing and doing our best to make amends and not repeat our mistakes

...and probably more but those are the first things to come to mind.

Please stop siding with people who've decided they are entitled to spew vile shit, stop prioritizing their writerly protection over the safety of equally valid writers who also deserve protection and are being targeted and hurt. All you do by siding with the assholes is amplify their voices while silencing bipoc and create a space that protects bigots. Is that REALLY the hill you want to fight on?

None of us know it all. We can all learn to do better. I'm personally here to learn, and listen, and improve.

And I'm here to shout from the rooftops that we can be anti-censorship and pro-moderation.

I am, and you should be too.

#unforth rambles #end racism in the otw #end otw racism #hi folks this white jew supports you #id like more tools for moderation too cause ive gotten a little antisemitic shit over the years #but thats not in the post cause this aint about me and its not really about judaism #and if we protect bipoc jews will have more protections too #there are so many reasons to support this guys #just cause yall cant imagine what better would look like doesnt mean better doesnt exist #demand better and expect better and be part of trying to make things better #i will never stop supporting all authors and right now doing that means protecting some of the most vulnerable #from some of the most heinous #i truly think we can develop better protections and maintain posting freedoms