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When it comes to #AntiAsianHate crimes, we need to be able to call it a "hate crime" when the assailant is not black as well.
"Sex addiction" ...but only towards Asian women? That sounds like race-based behavior or racial assumptions.
time.com/5947626/atlant…
"Sex addiction" ...but only towards Asian women? That sounds like race-based behavior or racial assumptions.
time.com/5947626/atlant…
Stop, just stop this "but what about black crime" question
or "not to trigger but...." intrusive questions from the melanin & ovary deficient folks seeking to pit minority vs minority
or sudden concern towards #AAPI #aapihate from those who usually talk of "reverse racism"
or "not to trigger but...." intrusive questions from the melanin & ovary deficient folks seeking to pit minority vs minority
or sudden concern towards #AAPI #aapihate from those who usually talk of "reverse racism"
There is a stiking difference, anecdotally
to when it is quickly identified as a hate crime
versus "but is it really a hate crime?"
that seems to be related to amount of melanin of the attacker
nytimes.com/2019/06/12/us/…
to when it is quickly identified as a hate crime
versus "but is it really a hate crime?"
that seems to be related to amount of melanin of the attacker
nytimes.com/2019/06/12/us/…
The elephant in the room is that the perpetrator is a POC.
White supremacy is not white vs. POC. White supremacy is a system that can use all of us to oppress POC.
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White supremacy is not white vs. POC. White supremacy is a system that can use all of us to oppress POC.
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My childhood bullies were mostly POC.
It’s been a long journey of learning, listening, and sharing, to stand in solidarity with the ppl who have harmed me, & the ppl I have harmed.
You can’t begin to dismantle white supremacy without doing that work.
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It’s been a long journey of learning, listening, and sharing, to stand in solidarity with the ppl who have harmed me, & the ppl I have harmed.
You can’t begin to dismantle white supremacy without doing that work.
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Hatred can grow from the ignorance, but compassion and solidarity can grow from the learning.
Blaming Trump 4 every hate crime frees us from looking into the mirror, and holds us back from doing the real work.
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Blaming Trump 4 every hate crime frees us from looking into the mirror, and holds us back from doing the real work.
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