Reminder: you can be a person of color AND be anti-black. In fact, most of us are.
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Replying to @aurabogado
One major way nbpoc try to earn a greater degree of humanity hinges on the way we perpetuate the idea that bp are still less human than us.
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Replying to @aurabogado
And I get all of this from black women:
@bad_dominicana in particular. Her analysis is rarely taken seriously because she's a black Latina.1 reply 13 retweets 22 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
I say something about nbpoc's anti-blackness and get praise.
@bad_dominicana says it—says it first—and she's ridiculed for it.4 replies 19 retweets 17 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
In a system rooted in white supremacy, my words are valued. That same system devalues
@bad_dominicana and other black women.2 replies 19 retweets 17 likes
That's why, when we're thinking about race, it's important to center the redistribution of justice in a way that centers black people.
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