1. Thread on the noxious BS of “y’all after R. Kelly because racism.” I’ve seen folks #onhere saying that #SurvivingRKelly is somehow racist because it is not a documentary about White men who also abuse.
For y’all feelin that way, keep the ancestors out your mouth forever.
For y’all feelin that way, keep the ancestors out your mouth forever.
2. What these snarky threads really reveal is that, for some men, even rape is about the MEN more than about the WOMEN (and men and girls and boys) they rape.
Here’s how I know:
Here’s how I know:
3. They stay on about “whatabout Woody Allen?” And they stay listing names (many of whom have already faced criminal consequences, but whatever on that). Here’s the list they DON’T highlight:
The survivors.
The survivors.
4. If sexual assault matters to you, then the trauma of survivors should matter more than the reputations of abusers. R. Kelly abused Black women and girls.
If you claim to care about “the people,” but you ain’t checkin for sisters, you are myopically hypocritical trash.
If you claim to care about “the people,” but you ain’t checkin for sisters, you are myopically hypocritical trash.
5. These R. Kelly apologists are bad at doing anti-racism because they are so effortlessly good at doing anti-women.
6. Last bit: men, this is our ish. Call it out. If you can’t step up here, then do some personal work because you are not ready to lead our people, much less get free.
Thank you to @dreamhampton and all the survivors who have braved the light to make this. ✊🏽
Thank you to @dreamhampton and all the survivors who have braved the light to make this. ✊🏽
