I couldn’t sleep so I hopped on TikTok. Normally I’m not phased by this kind of “things I wish I knew” content but this woman really delivered MESSAGES.
“You can be white, poor and gay. You’ll deal with classism, homophobia but you will still have white privilege bc you’re white”
(Some) Black Men: “FACTS!”
“A white women can have white privileged but deal with misogyny especially from white men who have the social power to wield it over them bc not only are they white but MEN & patriarchy was created to protect men”
BM: “AGREED”
“Black men deal with racism and are harmed bc we are black but we still wield power over black women bc we’re in the same patriarchy that gives all men privilege over women. It may not work with white women bc their WHITENESS out ranks our blackness on a social scale BUT we can utilize it against OUR women”
BM: “…Nah that’s not true cuz I’m not treated like white men.”