This article is pretty awesome. Laughed out loud at this part:
That kind of uppity behaviour on the part of PoC is usually met with lectures about 'tone', or 'politeness', or how you're being 'divisive' within feminism, or how you're ignoring the oppression of people who identify as gay or have red hair.
Sounds like the writer's spent a fair bit of time on LJ.
Loved this part: your purpose in being does not centre on making them feel comfortable. Have they bothered to make you feel comfortable?
I feel like I need a t-shirt that says this, so I won't forget it.
However, I flinched when I read this:
Let's make them see us.
Sigh. I think that's a tiring, uphill battle and I'm not sure if it's worth pursuing. I'm more into the idea of creating new, safer spaces in fandom for POC.
I think that's a tiring, uphill battle and I'm not sure if it's worth pursuing. I'm more into the idea of creating new, safer spaces in fandom for POC.
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That kind of uppity behaviour on the part of PoC is usually met with lectures about 'tone', or 'politeness', or how you're being 'divisive' within feminism, or how you're ignoring the oppression of people who identify as gay or have red hair.
Sounds like the writer's spent a fair bit of time on LJ.
Loved this part: your purpose in being does not centre on making them feel comfortable. Have they bothered to make you feel comfortable?
I feel like I need a t-shirt that says this, so I won't forget it.
However, I flinched when I read this:
Let's make them see us.
Sigh. I think that's a tiring, uphill battle and I'm not sure if it's worth pursuing. I'm more into the idea of creating new, safer spaces in fandom for POC.
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I wholeheartedly agree.
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