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@michelle_byoung
Nov 17 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
This is the heart of it. His election made certain segments of white rolls feel “left behind” post Jim Crow they had to compete with Black people for jobs, college, etc & they thought their innate whiteness would keep them on top Blk excellence flies in the face of that
2) So when Obama got elected and did such a good job he got reelected you CANNOT DENY HIS EXCELLENCE AND IT BROKE THEIR BRAINS. Whole worldview up in smoke & if whiteness isn’t inherently superior and it’s all you have, you RAGE! “Economic anxiety”
3) “economic anxiety” code for a lot of Blacks have more than me AND THEY SHOULD NOT! That’s what Trump tapped into the confederates that have been here ALL ALONG. He also exposed how ANEMIC white resistance has been to them. Anti racists take back your communities from racists
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Nov 13
I’ve been grappling with how to say this for a while so it may be inartful but WM in this county are raised with the default of sociopathy. They are raised to think ONLY of themselves & see their relationship to others in society as 1 of DOMINATION & SUBJUGATION esp Evangelicals
2) 1 of the reasons we need more women and Black people in leadership is because of OUR HISTORY we TEND to approach the world & PROBLEMS COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY. We are much more communal because we’ve had to be for survival MOST minority groups have. It’s hard to build w people
3) who have no basic understanding of or “buy in” to I am my neighbors keeper esp when they can’t even agree on WHO IS a neighbor. Now imagine the government you get when you’re a neighbor vs a SUBJECT. WM don’t “govern” so much as RULE & we’re in a world of hurt because of it
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Nov 13
1) My kid is reading Romeo & Juliet so we were explaining iambic pentameter So I broke out my old drama teacher trick of singing amazing grace to the tune of Gillian’s island (this works)
2) Then googled & found out Taylor swifts shake it off is also in iambic pentameter so we played shake it off while he sang Gillian’s island and I sang amazing grace and it was so fun & blew kiddos mind
3) songs that also work “My Adidas” “Work It” “Fight for your right to party” & “Respect”
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Nov 12
Here’s a nuance people are missing they keep saying “white people aren’t organized” that’s not EXACTLY true the problem is THE WRONG ONES ARE VERY ORGANIZED. White evangelicals control most rural areas they are who turn STATES RED the problem is “white allies” have NOT organized
2) that’s WHAT WE MEAN when we say DO THE WORK! In blue states & cities it’s mostly Black women, the LGBTQ+ community, and the Jewish communities that are doing the work to make & keep them BLUE! Guess who is UNDERREPRESENTED IN RED STATES? ALL of those communities
3) Except in places like Mississippi & Texas which have huge Black populations but really regressive GOP leadership & how does that happen yes voter suppression etc but mostly THE WHITES WHO SHOULD BE ON OUR SIDE DONT ORGANIZE AGAINST THE WHITES WHO ARENT so control is conceded
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Nov 8
WW still do NOT GET IT! You’re still trying to “not all” & “not me” this demand for INDIVIDUALISM is part of W supremacy every other group gets treated like a collective except yall even when you need to be which is what’s happening right now. It’s uncomfortable to hear because
2) uncomfortable to hear because you aren’t used to it which is the crux of the damned problem. You need to be ACTIVELY DOING ANTI RACIST WORK IN YOUR FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES WE NEED COLLECTIVE ACTION FROM YOU NOT symbols. YOU HAVE TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS & DO CONVERSION
3) NOBODY ELSE CAN DO THIS FOR YOU. WE DONT LIVE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS & THEY DONT LISTEN TO US ANYWAY. I KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO SAY THEY DONT LISTEN TO ME EITHER WELL MAKE THEM ITS NOT A ONE AND DONE THIS IS GENERATIONAL WORK
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Nov 7
Trying to put voice to my FRUSTRATION. What will it take for you to see me as an equal? As a neighbor? As a valued member of the community? You love our soul food, you love our music, you feel entitled to our labor, you don’t actually hate me, you’re really quite codependent
2) The truly insidious thing about American racism is that w folks love ethnic foods, Black music, sports figures etc but vote against their actual Black neighbors every time. WHY? Are we neighbors or NOT? You already share OUR CULTURE why can’t we as citizens share resources
3) America isn’t America without all the minorities you routinely vote against. You will gorge on Chinese, Mexican, or soul food, know every hip hop song, then vote like ONLY YOUR CITIZENSHIP MATTERS. People who harp against DEI & “the woke” don’t actually hate diversity
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Nov 1
Judging by how the right wing manosphere is having an absolute meltdown about their wives maybe secretly voting for Harris I’d say that ad did EXACTLY WHAT IT NEEDED TO DO 🤷🏾‍♀️
Also WW seem to be in their feelings about the fact that this really only happens with THEIR demo. The majority of minority communities vote for democrats & there’s very little daylight between how the men & women vote & when there IS those men are NOT intimidating their wives
2) this happens TO YOU because of the devil’s bargain you made with W Men. They give you white supremacy so you will uphold patriarchy & this is a consequence of that pact.
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