When a person of color, especially if they’re black like me, affirms their support for causes such as queer liberation, feminism, animal rights, or socialism, I immediately feel that I can believe, with minimal doubt, that they’re truly convicted and principled in what they’re advocating for.
However, when a white person claims to support leftism, until my skepticism is proven wrong, I immediately assume they’re a dishonest and performative libshit. I then proceed to interact with them with hefty amounts of caution. If my assumptions are proven true, I’m never shocked.
no offense but you are kind of proving angels point
What’s their point exactly and how am I proving it?
it’s easy to see their point: we as white people are untrustworthy allies (not completely, but in a significant enough fraction to warrant defensive behaviors.) You seem to be questioning their decisions a lot, like you don’t believe they are valid… it is in the interest of untrustworthy people to criticize anyone calling them out for their untrustworthiness
Yeah sure that’s a valid point, I might’ve read too much into what they said (and thought of people I’ve known irl) and came out with unfair assumptions, which is my b
see? there you have it! actual nice job self critting by the way. have a nice rest of your day comrade