Black people: always used as positive or negative foils for non-black movements for justice (@AWeheliye writes about this in recently book).
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We feel our own unique pain, but find it hard to even claim it without comparing it to black pain. Negatively. Or positively. Damn.
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I don't ask for your reading suggestions enough, and therefore wind up with books that are just so-so. What are you reading that's good?
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I'm currently re-reading Atilo Boron's Imperio Imperialismo pretty much as a promise to a friend. What should I read next?
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In case I haven't made it clear, go read Weheliye's Habeas Viscus. You'll find yourself reaching back for it all the time.
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@aurabogado The way I see it, blackness isn't afforded humanity. Use of pain is exploitative rather than empathetic. -
@ztsamudzi It most certainly is.
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@aurabogado Exploitative because the struggle is so ancient and the imagery is so striking that symbols and bodies are so easy...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado to appropriate and abuse. A continuation of treatment in life.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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