Y’all very much so treat especially Black women with large platforms like shit. I see it in the way people treat @/sheisresting like she’s not a person with her own feelings and struggles.
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I’m actually very angry at how dismissive y’all are being to hypervisible marginalized people, when they are expressing their boundaries. And just passing it off as them being “too good to help anyone”
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Like I’m not going to be like “fuck off and go to a therapist” but if you’re not going to approach the person you’re reaching out to for help with care, then don’t.
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I also recognize that the way we interact with each other online when it comes to asking for help is a reflection of state apparatus. The “benevolent gaze” describes how marginalized people always have to “prove” & they r in need and perform trauma to receive help from the state
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The “benevolent gaze” is rampant on twitter where there is an inherent distrust of especially black women’s struggles. But performing your trauma in people’s DMs doesn’t lead to proper care, but instead invites vouyerism and spectatorship.
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The benevolent gaze is a component of surveillance. You can read more about it here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/126jYWuLokFW1BmQMWxG5oXXLMVI9l0KQ/view …
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Okay literally started experiencing this in the past month or so . It’s not cool at all . But It’s making me so anxious
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Protect your peace sis!!! At the end of the day your peace of mind comes first
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wow. last night i was thinking abt how people recreating their trauma in our mentions/dms a lot was a form of violence and i was thinking this a lot in terms of how people treat you. our minds.
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specifically in how people will ask u to act like an attack dog, which in turn exposes you to reactionary violence while the person that asked gets off without being in the middle of the fight/hate.
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