Privilege rhetorics are reductive and only seek to describe a supposedly “unearned” relationship to power without theorizing the intentional political investment necessary to access that privilege which is aligning and committing to sustaining white power
americans simply do not understand the extent to which american political violence is exported globally. and the amount of violence, terror and death elected leaders—from the self-proclaimed progressives to the unabashed neocons—are directly responsible for. they are all guilty.
Y’all know I am not one to gatekeep any identity. But if you’re someone who’s “nonbinary but not trans” BECAUSE your definition of transness is inherently transphobic, then we need to talk.
I've been thinking a lot about "choice" and how it's the single most oppressive but also attractive aspect of capitalism. Capitalism has managed to turn free choice into bondage.
To protect their interests, the Black elite consistently uses Blackness and race hustling to manage, admonish, and dictate to us. They are not really on our side, though on very rare occasions the benefits that accrue to them help us in some minute way.
native african and indigenous societies are community based and work together for the common good of everyone, and yet white people still like to push this belief that humans are naturally selfish and individualist. smells like white supremacy to me
My hope lies in people not politicians. For many people that’s frustrating.
I’m not looking for a savior and I am very clear about how violent this country is and the violence that will continue to grow and no politician is going to stop that.