I do not have the #privilege to be able to ignore #racism & #eugenics or the ongoing #WarOnThePoor.
If you have more privileges - please don't ignore injustices. Please use your privileges to help to fight for folks lacking privilege.
I do not have the #privilege to be able to ignore #racism & #eugenics or the ongoing #WarOnThePoor.
If you have more privileges - please don't ignore injustices. Please use your privileges to help to fight for folks lacking privilege.
There's a trending post about how Mean all those people who complain about the Fediverse are. After all, Not All Fediverse Users!
A comment about how racist Mastodon can be doesn't do Anything To Hurt You. Being the victim of racist bullying, which can and does happen here, Does.
If someone wants to vent about it in a goddam open forum, no-one has the right to dismiss this because Their experience has been rosy and sparkling. That's the definition of privilege talking.
I'm privileged. You'll never hear me argue otherwise.
But, what we do with #privilege is a choice.
You can use it to #PunchUp
Or, you can use it to #PunchDown
The third choice choosing not to punch at all.
But, remember. If you choose not to punch, one side or the other will sooner or later knock you the fuck out.
I'm privileged. You'll never hear me argue otherwise.
But, what we do with #privilege is a choice.
You can use it to #PunchUp
Or, you can use it to #PunchDown
The third choice choosing not to punch at all.
But, remember. If you choose not to punch, one side or the other will sooner or later knock you the fuck out.
Walz: If you say you love #freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is #privilege.
Walz: If you say you love #freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is #privilege.
