nobody is telling you to turn it into white guilt.
there's a question of race relations. everybody knows where the system stands (like you know, how trayvon martin was a thug but a white man causing a massacre was shy and intelligent). we don't need white people's opinions in that. what is needed is for poc to talk about it because it affects them in a way that it doesn't affect you. when poc talk about the police, they're talking am experience a white person will never have. when poc talk about the system, it's not something that you need to participate in. you can listen and that's good! that's all you need to do.
but really, please specify what kind of questions, though? like were there specific conversations lately that you wanted to take part in?
that's kind of how it turns out though? this is gonna sound fucked up again, brace yourselves, but all the comments in here like "you sound white" and "i don't care about white people's opinions" just makes me feel bad for being white. which i know, sounds fucked, in that i shouldn't feel bad for being white at all. it kind of goes in line with the i can't help my privilege sort of thing? i can recognize it and try not to make things worse, still can't help it.
there isn't any specific instance i'm talking about, i mean, more like, in general.
it's nothing to feel bad about, anon, i promise it isn't. your white and therefore you're lucky that you don't have certain experiences and when poc talk about them, it's really something you don't need to have a say in. when i say 'you sound white' i literally mean it because you seem as though you have no idea about how race relations work. when i say that i don't need your white opinions, it's because i actually don't care for it at all and it's not necessary for me to have your opinions.
i think you're missing the main point of it, anon. it's not a conversation you're needed in. idk how to put it nicely but, like i said, everyone knows where the white system stands. your say is not necessary at all. i'm sorry but you're just starting to sound entitled. everywhere else is a white world, let poc have this small thing to themselves
no, it comes across as fucked up that you would want to push your opinions on people who frankly neither want it nor need it. another anon said that if you asked questions, rather than stating your opinion, it would be better and i definitely agree.
steamrolling into a poc's conversation with your opinions = bad white person going into a poc's conversations with questions, after you have done your own research (because it's not their job to educate you) = good white person
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(Anonymous) 2012-12-19 11:18 am (UTC)(link)there's a question of race relations. everybody knows where the system stands (like you know, how trayvon martin was a thug but a white man causing a massacre was shy and intelligent). we don't need white people's opinions in that.
what is needed is for poc to talk about it because it affects them in a way that it doesn't affect you. when poc talk about the police, they're talking am experience a white person will never have. when poc talk about the system, it's not something that you need to participate in. you can listen and that's good! that's all you need to do.
but really, please specify what kind of questions, though? like were there specific conversations lately that you wanted to take part in?
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(Anonymous) 2012-12-19 11:29 am (UTC)(link)there isn't any specific instance i'm talking about, i mean, more like, in general.
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(Anonymous) 2012-12-19 11:35 am (UTC)(link)i think you're missing the main point of it, anon. it's not a conversation you're needed in. idk how to put it nicely but, like i said, everyone knows where the white system stands. your say is not necessary at all. i'm sorry but you're just starting to sound entitled. everywhere else is a white world, let poc have this small thing to themselves
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(Anonymous) 2012-12-19 11:57 am (UTC)(link)steamrolling into a poc's conversation with your opinions = bad white person
going into a poc's conversations with questions, after you have done your own research (because it's not their job to educate you) = good white person
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