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JK-Darkside
@JK-Darkside

Just toss something out important over the whole Orientalism talk going on right now: Stop asking POC and east Asians questions and, instead, self reflect, look into history and such, and just pay attention to what is being said. You do not have to voice your Take, you can just remain quiet and consider what is being said.

I think back to some tweets awhile back pointing out that Danny DeVito, of all people, is actually very active in black political spaces, but solely as an ally, and all he really does beyond provide support when needed is attend meetings...and listen. No talking, just listening. He is educating himself, actually listening to what the people with first hand experience are saying, and reflecting on his own biases as a white man.

That is all most of us POC ask you to do (I'm mixed race but dark enough that white people keep assuming I know Spanish and to have drunk white women scream at me about Mexicans). We do not need you to police yourself, to prove that you are the most unproblematic, or, god forbid, try to use the language of leftism to argue that you are not actually racist because blah blah blah.

Just listen. Just listen, read, and reflect. You are not about to be cancelled - heck, the only people who actually got any sort of treatment like that were the people complaining about cancel culture and going on baffling, ignorant rants. Stop sending messages about extremely online nonsense to people, stop trying to argue about what is and is not racist, just listen.

Stop. Read. Listen. Reflect. Learn.

That is it.


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