allies primarily function as supporters, not as someone experiencing a thing, be it sexism, racism, homophobia, occupation @lecturestobeats
@dreamhampton Can you explain this "ally privilege" you speak of? How does that work? You're so close 2 the subject that u have blind spots?
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@dreamhampton Thx 4 the explanation. I hear ya. But if my allies can help, then by all means! Almost anything--even constructive advice-- +
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I try instead to listen, to take instruction, and to support where and how I can.
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Even a person who vows to live in poverty, to be an ally with the poor, has more privilege than one born into poverty
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or obviously, Black men. So when I'm an ally to victims of ceaseless police terrorism, I do not, for instance, tell them +
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what they're reaction to be to police, to police terrorism. I don't try to tell them to not sag, or slouch or occupy space
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As a feminine bodied, lights jibbed woman I experience police differently than masculine bodied females, transgendered +
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I never want too be what my dear friend
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But in this context it's some who's made up their mind how they'll support. Fixed being the opposite of mutual @_Pretty_Tony_
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