@aurabogado Being granted legitimacy by cultural hegemony doesn't come without a fight. But it doesn't always come with one, either.
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Replying to @cricketcrocker
So... You think black people are "privileged" that there's some acknowledgement of their oppression?
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Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado Importantly, I don't think that example is the *fault* of#Black people or their blackness.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cricketcrocker
Wow. There's so much here I hardly know where to begin. Head spinning a little tbh
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Replying to @aurabogado
For starters: black people aren't suddenly privileged if their oppression is recognized.
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Replying to @aurabogado
RE: minority conflated with black: we non-black people do that when we claim oppression that's specific to black people.
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Replying to @aurabogado
We're say "people of color face x specific challenge," when it's actually black people that face the particular challenge.
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But I think I'm most taken aback by the idea that recognizing oppression again black folks somehow makes other poc invisible
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Replying to @aurabogado
Because 1) that's just simply not the case... but 2) you're essentially demanding black people do free work for other poc
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@aurabogado@cricketcrocker Do these ppl actually understand what BP have had to go thru to get this little bit "recognized?"2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
The more I think about this, the more disturbing it is to me @Witchsistah @cricketcrocker
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