It's white people's responsibility to stop racism.
It's men's responsibility to stop sexism.
It's cis people's responsibility to stop transphobia.
It's straight people's responsibility to stop homophobia.
It's able people's responsibility to stop ableism.
It's always the responsibility of the people in a position of privilege to stop the oppression they are benefiting from.
If you are part of a privileged group, in one way or another, get to it.
@Em0nM4stodon not everyone "in a privileged group" actually enjoys the full scale of the privilege, and putting the responsibility on only one side of something is not the most efficient way to move forward. Shared responsibility toward common goals, it's more demanding but yields longer lasting results.
@Em0nM4stodon I agree strongly. I however feel the need to point out that racism and sexism are not limited to just one group. Those goes in both directions.
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@Em0nM4stodon you are right. In general often it's the responsibility of the majority to protect the minorities. But it's good to cite as many examples as possible!
@Em0nM4stodon I would say it's everyone's responsibility to end all the bigotries - all at the same time.
@Em0nM4stodon The responsibility yes, but it is often the people who won't act. The rich won't solve poverty.
You then end up with women+ fighting sexism, queers fighting homophobia and transphobia, poc fighting racism, and the poor fighting poverty. And all to busy with abolishing the systems where they do hold privilege.
And those with intersections, having to fight it all...
@Em0nM4stodon yep. Hard agree. 100%.
AND…it’s important for those of us with privilege to learn from the experiences of those who are oppressed, so we’re fighting the right battle the right way.
Our privileged lens isn’t gonna help. Our position in privilege is.
@Em0nM4stodon If white people are responsible for anything - then humanity shall be hold accountable for it. So, it means you as well are accountable for it. Offering (in your post) arbitral statement without RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted and informed) you just heat up the discussion for your private gains with no ability to tackle the subject. Please, present solution instead of arbitral opinion.
@Em0nM4stodon Sadly, people who need to read this post are on shitty Twitter/X, and they probably don't get the chance to read this post.
> It's white people's responsibility to stop racism.
Since racism is not unique to white people, I disagree. It's the responsibility of EVERYONE to stop racism, starting with policing their own selfish tribalistic behaviors.
@Em0nM4stodon 100%. The first part is hard. You have to withstand the (to us) shocking reaction of your fellow men/whites/straights/etc. when you speak against their prejudice. They will *turn* on you. I'm still surprised when it happens bc 95% of the time, they treat my like a fellow person of privilege. It feels like an instantaneous transformation.
It's important to understand they're reacting to you like a threat to their privilege *bc that's what you are*. That's good. That's the point.
@Em0nM4stodon it's all of our responsibility to stop the oppression of humanity as a whole.
We should be better neighbors to one another and realize that we're all stepping in the pile o shit in the end
@Em0nM4stodon this comment section is predictably hot garbage.
@fromjason Yep! I muted it, but I appreciate people jumping in who get it 💚
@Em0nM4stodon jfc the state of these replies
Theres no such thing as a "white person".
White as a race isn't a positive definition. In Virginia law of 1692, it was "not negroe and not Indian".
Now, its also not Asian, pacific islander, African, etc etc etc. Basically its European. And when convenient, also NOT Irish, and NOT Italian. But a positive definition? There isn't one, and never has been one.
And, what exactly is "white"? Even when the white nationalists asked themselves on stormfront, they didn't have an answer.
> It's always the responsibility of the people in a position of privilege to stop the oppression they are benefiting from.
so so so many people read a sentence like the above and interpret it as if they need to give away or forfeit the privilege they have. (and then, get defensive)
it's not a zero sum game. lift others up if you can. work with others for change if you can. use your privilege to make a difference
it's not invalidating the struggles you faced, to say someone else has more challenges in this society.
@Em0nM4stodon This is categorically false.
These discriminations you list arent created by individuals and groups that may benefit from these arent monoliths or necessarily actively perpetuating it.
This seems more like righteous finger pointing + posturing than a real analysis.
My take is that capitalists have taken advantage of these discriminations and everyone else ocassionally discriminates only BECAUSE cappies have already made it practical and beneficial to discriminate.
@atlas667 @Em0nM4stodon Say it with me now:
"Just because it's not your fault, doesn't mean fixing it isn't your responsibility."
"Privilege does not mean you never suffer. It means that, all other things being equal, a single difference provides an advantage."
The oppressed will always be less capable of overturning their oppressors than those outside the oppressed group. Therefore, even if it's not your fault, as someone with the privilege to be unencumbered by a given form of oppression, it is your responsibility to do more than the oppressed themselves.
@Em0nM4stodon I highly doubt people will listen to me just because I an a straight white male. I feel my best contribution would be pointing out that the cops hate me too.
💯 Agree !! (I'm a cis het, (mostly) abled, white male)
All the folks in the replies saying things like "its everyone's responsibility" are really missing the point. They have a "but All Lives Matter" vibe to them.
@Em0nM4stodon So well stated! Thank you.
@Em0nM4stodon
it is humans' responsibility to stop speciesism❣️
#govegan
@Em0nM4stodon Let's avoid using straight for heteros. Let's avoid any implication of wrongness or connotation of inferiority. Let's praise freedom --- starting with the common speech.
"It's always the responsibility of the people in a position of privilege to stop the oppression they are benefiting from."
That _really_ doesn't appear to be how societal change has played out historically.
@Em0nM4stodon i do NOT agree.
It's everyones responsibility to stop racism.
It's everyones responsibility to stop sexism.
It's everyones responsibility to stop transphobia.
It's everyones responsibility to stop homophobia.
It's everyones responsibility to stop ableism.
No single group is responsible to make a better world, it's the job of EVERY SINGLE HUMAN to do this.
One of the features of privilege is that the related ignorance & comfort make it unlikely for most to recognise & accept responsibility for change. Like it or not, those without privilege have an essential role to play.
Privilege is to be used for betterment of those who don’t partake in it.
Do not mistake local signs of privilege for global ones, however.
There are people you’ll see as white that had their entire cultures put in coma by genocide. There are non-white people that partook in racially fueled genocides while we were alive.
„It’s white people’s responsibility to stop racism” is itself a racist statement. Also, fuck every white supremacist that decides this intends to support them.
@Em0nM4stodon The problem with "It's white people's responsibility to stop racism" is that it can be really hard, with exceptions like Trump, to find out who the racists are. The town I live in voted 80% for Kamala Harris and anyone going around here making racist comments would pretty quickly land in the persona non grata category. So any racists living here would tend to keep it to themselves.
@Em0nM4stodon
Next you will be expecting people with guns to stop shooting people.
@Em0nM4stodon When it is the responsibility of the oppressors to assist the oppressed, the oppressed remain dependent upon the whims of their oppressors.
@iranon This of course doesn't mean that the oppressed cannot fight the system of oppression they are subjected to. Simply that, morally, the oppressed shouldn't have to fight this system. The oppressor should be responsible for dismantling the system of oppression, not the oppressed.
@Em0nM4stodon I hope it’s more a partnership than passively waiting for another group to fix all the problems. 🙏
@flux Of course!
The responsibility belongs to the privileged to break the system of oppression. But, the privileged must listen to the experiences of the oppressed (and seek this information to educate themselves), and must support the oppressed's work to break this system as well.
However, the oppressed often has less resources for this battle, and the consequences of fighting the oppression are much more serious for the oppressed. The oppressed will often fight the oppression (sometimes alone, sadly) even while subjected to it, but morally shouldn't have to.
Therefore, it is first the moral responsibility of the privileged to acknowledge this privilege and use it to break the system of oppression.
@Em0nM4stodon @flux Do you believe in the possibility that some of those that belong to the oppressed groups you cite could choose the current, more flexible, social framework to aim to become oppresors themselves?
@Em0nM4stodon @flux the responsability belong to everybody as member of the same society and as human being. Because inaction will not help the victims and prevent more victims
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