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foxandflora: vasundharaa: This is a resource post for all the...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:54:36 -0400

vasundharaa:

This is a resource post for all the Good White Person™s out there. You know, the ones who say things like “It’s not my fault I’m white! Don’t generalize white people!”, or “I’m appreciating your culture! You should be proud!”, or “Why do you hate all white people, look I’m a special snowflake who’s not racist give me an award for meeting the minimum requirements for being a decent human being”.

Well, if you are actually interested in understanding racism and how it ties into cultural appropriation, please read instead of endlessly badgering PoCs on tumblr with your cliched, unoriginal arguments and repeating the same questions over and over.

On White Privilege
aka don’t blame me just because I’m white:

It’s Not My Fault I Was Born White: Basics of White Privilege x

Racial Divide x

Endless Examples of White Privilege x

You Cannot Know What It’s Like To Be A Racial Minority x

Intersectional Feminism x

White Privilege Does Not Mean White People Have Perfect Lives x

White Privilege and White Supremacy: A Presentation x

You Will Never Experience Racism x

Understanding White Privilege x

White Privilege and Double Standards x

Systematic White Ignorance x

The Invisibility of White Privilege x

The Luxury of White Privilege x

White Privilege: The Harry Potter Analogy x

Privilege Denial Bingo x

Privilege and Cost x

Check Your Privilege 101 x

Whiteness x

Whiteness is Not A Culture x

White Privilege and Racism x

Deeply Embarrassed White People Talk About Race x

When White Anti Racists Talk About ~Their Struggle~ x

White Privilege As A System x

On Reverse Racism
aka you are being racist against white people:

Are White People Racially Oppressed x

White People, the new Racial Minority x

People Don’t Value Pale Skin!! x

There Is No Such Thing As Reverse Racism x

Racism vs. Not Racism x

But White People Are Discriminated Against In Foreign Countries x

The Myth of Reverse Racism: Why Cracker is Not N**** x

Satire: A Step Wise Guide on Being Reverse Racist x

Racism Against White People vs. Racism Against POCs x

On Cultural Appropriation
aka I’m just appreciating your culture:

The Basics x

Identifying Appropriation x

But When We Wear It … x

Why Can’t I Wear It (Hipster Headdresses) x

Not Yours x

If You Take The Bindi x

White People Do It Better x

Multiculturalism and Appropriation x

Cultural Appropriation and Portrayals In Print Media x

Diminishing the Cultural Significance of the Bindi x

The Cultural Appropriation Bingo x

Why We’re Fed Up of Your Responses x

Identities Are Not Costumes x

Hinduism And Appropriation x

Religion and Privilege x

Bindis Are Cool x

Exotic India x

What’s Wrong With Cultural Appropriation x

Racism, Bindis and Ganesh Tattoos x

BUT YOU’RE SPEAKING ENGLISH! x

Cultural Appropriation Trolls x

Guide to Being An Appropriating Douchefuck x

New Age ~Culture Mixing~ x

In case you’re tired of the prose, here’s poetry x

Why You Shouldn’t Wear A Bindi x

Appropriating and Sharing x

Our Culture is A Punchline Until It’s a Trend x

Homage Or Insult x

Tattoos and Appropriation x

Bollywood is Not Synonymous With Indian x

College Party Costumes and Stereotypes x

Dotheads x

Bindis and Racist Humour x

Hindu Iconography x

Misuse of Hindu Iconography x

Your Appreciation Doesn’t Help Us x

Assorted Vials of White Tears and Miscellaneous Antidotes
aka I can’t change that I’m white/not all whites are racist/we are all humans:

Unoriginal Arguments Refuted x

Quick Checklist: You Might Be Racist If x

Your Opinion Isn’t Necessary x

I’m Not Responsible For My Ancestors x

The Kumbayah Myth x

Proud to Be White x

Good White Person x

We Don’t Hate White People x

Brutality of Colonialism And Why You Can’t Tell Us To Forget the Past x

People Who Claim Not To See Race Are More Likely to Be Racist x

All Races are Beautiful Said the White Girl x

Race Blindness Is A Luxury x

Well, You’re Racist For Calling Me Racist x

I’ve Read About Its Significance, I Know What It Means

Angry Because Someone Called You Racist x

We’re Not All Like That x

People Only Care About This Trivial Shit On The Internet x

I Can’t Apologize for Being Born White, It’s Not My Fault x

Why Can’t You Tell Me What I’m Doing Wrong x

It’s Easy to Be Color Blind When You’re White x

A Diagrammatic Guide To White Tears x

Conversations I’m Sick Of Having With White People x

Why Do You Hate White People x

I’m Trying To Be Cultured x

Sisyphean Conundrum x

What is Your Problem x

We Are All Human, We All Bleed Red x

It’s Just A Bindi x

How Not To Respond To Accusations of Racism x

I’m Italian And 0.009% Native American x

What White People Think Racism Means: A Venn Diagram x

White Guilt x

White Pride!!!111!!! x

I Like *Insert Foreign Country* I Want To Live There x

You Have So Much Hate, Fighting Fire With Fire Won’t Help x

BooHoo, Don’t Call Me Racist x

Not Everything Ended With Your Ancestors x

The Racist Reaction x

I Don’t See Why That Is Racist x

Crummy Apologies x

Okay. I agree. I’ve been socially conditioned not to notice racism and recognize my privilege. What can I do?

Listen x

A Step Wise Guide x

I don’t care about this bullshit; you’re making a big deal out of nothing, go home and delete your blog:

The Clueless White Person Bus x

So amazing!

chesseburgers

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:31:58 -0500

When asked to write freely

one may find it difficult

because really, what can you use to rhyme with difficult?

As a lover of language I might

begin to create new words

introducing words that do not ever come

close to expressing the word i want.

Jabberwocky? Really though, which guy

decided to say, “oh yeah, i’ll create a Jabberwocky.”

oh yeah. whoops.

Let’s run with fake creatures for a second, like

the care bears. i care about bears. that’s what counts right?

I like the care bears but I hate trolls. Anything you

have to rub on the belly in order to have good luck is

just not okay. Ever.

Oh yeah, bears.

Dwight talks a big game about bears. Always taking shots at Jim, he’s like Kendrick Lamar AKA-the-one-who-gave-you-that-scar. Wait. Aren’t the words AKA-Benz’s-to-me-just-a-car?

Oh well, close enough. Voldemort. Tom Marvolo Riddle

Anagram but not an Animagus.

let’s save that for something Sirius. Wait.

Commisioner Gordon helped to create the bat. But also fish sticks.

I’m pretty sure I just made that up.

I’m pretty sure I made this whole thing up.

I’ll just take a cheeseburger, thanks.

Wandering Thoughts

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:26:49 -0500

They say they like the way I dress this week.
I think it’s because I left my hair down.
I’m not Willow Smith. I do not
“whip my hair back and forth.” Ever.

Truly, I just woke up late.
Woke up tired. Practically asleep.
I like my scarf though. Skulls on a blue
background, reminds me of Harry Potter.

He sees deatheaters and they’re like, “hey.
look at this mask that expresses my narrow minded,
xenophobic ideologies in support of a Nazi leader.”

ok. so the masks don’t say that.

The historical and political allusions in Harry Potter and his universe cannot be denied. But we were talking about scarves, not history or political revolutions.

The scarf is blue like their uniform, but also blue like the ocean. The Pacific Ocean.

Fall

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:12:27 -0400

So fall is happening. It’s kind of phenomenal. Oh man. I’m cold.

The end.

Waiting for it to begin

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:06:47 -0400

Everything is hanging on the one thing that has yet to change. I’m still waiting for the last chip to fall into place.

Until then…. I’m in limbo

miss these guys! loveeeeee

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:33:16 -0400

miss these guys! loveeeeee

shapeandcolour: This weekend, activists in Uganda - a country...

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:48:14 -0400

shapeandcolour:

This weekend, activists in Uganda - a country where homosexuality is punishable by death - held their first Pride.

This is the epitome of courage. I have no other words.

<3

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:26:00 -0400

I am a teacher.

I’m gonna miss these two!

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:54:23 -0400

I’m gonna miss these two!

When my students read the ending of -The Lottery-

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:33:43 -0400

teacherthoughtbubble:

They’re like:

taylormgarrett: First thing’s first. I graduated with one of my...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:43:11 -0400

taylormgarrett:

First thing’s first. I graduated with one of my soulmates. Things are lookin’ up.

LOVELOVELOVELOVE

UC Riverside

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:42:27 -0400

taylormgarrett:

Attending school at UCR in the summertime, one must endure many locals entering the library rapping self-acclaimed albums until security escorts them out, homeless men watching porn next to you while typing an essay, and 105+ degree weather. Gotta love the hood

truth.

seriously. Summer school sucked last year.

Day 6

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:41:30 -0400

Today was great! We went to Hartford and did a scavenger hunt and totally won. DUH. Of course we did. I’ll post pictures when I find the little thingy that connects to my laptop to stick in my camera card.

It was awesome seeing the city and potential places to live. I don’t have a job yet, but it’s always good to look around and check out our options.

I’m definitely living with Jenelle, we’ve already decided this. Sweet.

I miss my California friends :(. It’s a huge change. I miss being able to hang out and stuff, but I’m so busy that I can’t have time to really think about it.

More photos to come.

<3 chels

it all comes down to this

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:01:18 -0400

it all comes down to this

cupcakesoftheday: (by ponelia) these look so simple and so...

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:43:09 -0400

cupcakesoftheday:

(by ponelia)

these look so simple and so cute! I’m going to make them, but instead of blackberries, I’m going to try to use raspberries :) yay

An End Leads to the Beginning

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:32:33 -0400

At the end of this era of life

you think you have it all figured out,
but you don’t. It’s just another phase
where you say you’re “trying to find yourself.”

I found myself at the middle of a book

in the torn and weathered pages close to the spine
with haggard threads and bleeding words.
I found myself in between the and —

faded-as-my-jeans: kearasaidwhat: Hold You In My Arms - Ray...

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:34:00 -0500

faded-as-my-jeans:

kearasaidwhat:

Hold You In My Arms - Ray LaMontagne

Listen to this.

Cliterature Madness Publication

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:42:20 -0400

Cliterature Madness Publication

Reblog if it's okay to befriend you, ask questions, ask for advice or just have a nice chat.

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:20:12 -0400

oh. my. god.

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:22:28 -0400

oh. my. god.