Can we talk about how Latino anti-blackness informed Dylann Roof's racism? Because there sure has been a lot of silence about this.
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Yet the dominant narrative is that Dylann Roof also hated (non-black) Latinos. This is so opportune and typical of us. Damn.
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Look. Dylann Roof's hatred of black people is based on defending a Latino man, George Zimmerman. This is shitty, but true.
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As non-black Latinos, we can highlight Dylann Roof hated some of us. But, to be honest, we have to admit that he sided with some of us, too.
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Dylann Roof didn't mentioned Latino immigrants. He didn't complain about people speaking Spanish. And he didn't shoot up a Latino church.
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As non-black Latinos, when we say that Dylann Roof hates people of color, we're doing the violence of erasing black victims.
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This is why confronting anti-blackness among Latinos is so immediate. When it feels hard and uncomfortable, think about Charleston.
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When we non-black Latinos feel like dealing with anti-blackness is hard, remember that this is a matter of life and death for black people.
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@aurabogado so successful has the gov been at erasing blackness that he, like a lot of ppl, believe there are no blacks in ArgentinaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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