My inner science geek is laughing like a maniac right now
Flawless explanation
Oh my god this is perfection.
Yes.
PERFECTION
Omigawd—
ah yes
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Nothing is wasted and life is worth living: when people get mad at other people saying that something they did was racist/sexist/homophobic/whatever
I don’t get it
it’s like
If you were hanging out with your friend and your friend turns to you and says “hey I don’t know if you noticed but you just stepped on my foot, can you please stop”, I am guessing most people would say “oh man, I’m sorry” and maybe watch where they were walking a little…
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Our Brave Policemen
“After a terrific struggle the burly Negro was finally subdued.”
-This is sadly still very relevant
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Things that do not make you a bad person:
- Struggling with a substance abuse problem
- Falling for an abusive partner
- Dying “before your time”
Things that do make you a bad person:
- Claiming a substance abuser is sub-human
- Blaming the victim in an abusive relationship
- Mocking an untimely death
*that horrible realisation you live in a world where this even needs to be clarified*
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Racism 101: Are you a Racist?: Things I Can’t Help You With (A Partial List)
- Your African Studies homework
- Understanding what that one rapper says in that one song
- The name of that one girl in your math class
- Explanations about my heritage
- Teaching you how to jump higher
- Teaching you how to smoke crack
- Getting a meeting with the President
- Getting…
Here Sometimes: What oppression looks like:
For the oppressed:
- you are expected to be familiar with and abide by the rules and customs of your oppressors, regardless of how this harms you or your culture
- crimes committed against your community go unnoticed by the mainstream culture; crimes committed by members of your community are…
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Dave Chappelle accurately predicts America’s treatment of first black president (almost a decade ago)
Anyone could’ve predicted the treatment.
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Racism 101: Are you a Racist?: My Name is Not Social Justice
I am so irritated with this term. Specifically, I am irritated with this term being used to describe this blog. Who made that decision for me? I didn’t make it. In addition, why is it that I am almost always referred to as a “Social Justice Blog” when my post is being reblogged by someone who…
Racism 101: Are you a Racist?: Hello and welcome!
But before we get this blog started, I think it’s fair to do just a little introduction, and get a few questions out of the way!
What is racebending?
It’s just as simple as you think! Racebending is the casting of a character of a different race than…
