Eh...isn't that what lots of people do? And in standing up against Islamophobia, you'd be fighting against that?
How I read it, anyway.
I don't care what people do with their hair. Just don't touch mine.
So you're just going to pretend like a lot of islamophobia is not based on race? That racists don't call Sikhs "Muslims" because they are brown and wear dastaars?
Okay that's one thing you had issue with in this "long crap list." What else do you think is crap?
Ok, I will comment some of them for you guys.
1. Just because you can't see racism around you doesn't mean it's not happening. Trust people of color's assessment of a situation.
I have come across many instances where fingers were pointed and it did not have the slightest of racism. I have my own thought and mind, and I will assess the situation as I care.
4. If someone tells you they're from Uganda, don't say, "I went to Nigeria once!" Just, please.
If I tell someone that I am Egyptian and they reply that they went to Morroco once, then why would I be mad? I would more than love to talk about his experiences and undergo similarities and differences.
5. Related: Don't refer to Africa as a country. It's a continent and it's wildly varied. Yes. Take a moment.
Well, I am not retarded. Now, the list is a guide targeted towards whites, right? So again, the writer assumes that most whites are below the normal intelligence range? ok.
11. Don't rinse our culturally specific memes. They're ours. Go enjoy that weird one about the plums.
I will use them and laugh at them as I please, so no.
12. If you're at my house party, don't turn off the Weeknd to put on Arctic Monkeys. (Okay this one is very specific but it happened to me once and I'm not over it. The audacity!)
I love the weeknd as much as I love Arctic Monkeys, but I think this is pretty much subjective and has nothign to do with racism.
16. Don't question someone's Blackness if they're light-skinned. It's not your place. Other Black people can make sure that light-skinned Black people are cognizant of their privilege.
And it is not the place of POC either, let light-skinned identify themselves as they wish.
17. Never try and tell a person of color what is or isn't racist.
Of course, I can and I will. I have my own opinion, and if we disagree that's fine.
20. Understand that some days are even more mentally exhausting for people of color thanks to the news cycle. Try not to badger us for our opinions on the latest atrocity that has occurred. Leave us to grieve.
Ok sure, will d.... "22. Share articles relating to the everyday experiences of race and racism written by people of color."... What....
25. Watch shows that are created by people of color i.e. Atlanta or Insecure.
I will watch anything I liked, and I will not force myself through a show if its bad, just for the sake of the director being POC.
50. If you call a woman of color "exotic," you deserve to stub your toe every day for a year. Do. Not. Do. This.
I will never call a person exotic, but I am sure as hell can feel if a person is exotic to me. Let us look what exotic means: "of foreign origin or character; not native;" If I met someone from Japan, I would die to have a conversation with them and learn about cultural differences.
60. If someone asks you to fill a role that you think a person of color would be better suited for, recommend a talented person of color who you know and forego the position yourself.
What role would a POC be better at than a non-POC? And no, I will apply for that position myself if Its one I want.
62. Refuse to speak on an all-white panel. Regardless of the topic.
lolno. Should I also refuse to speak at the black panther panel because they are all POC?
65. Commission people of color to make work about race.
66. Commission people of color to make work that has nothing to do with race.
What?
79. Listen when Black people say, "I'm not comfortable in this situation." You've seen Get Out, haven't you?
80. If you haven't seen Get Out, watch Get Out. Understand that the everyday horror is real.
I haven't seen get out, but god damn, I bet my life savings, that shit does not happend to every POC, everyday. Come one.
82. Don't have dreadlocks if you're not Black, just don't. Beyond being offensive, it's just not suited to your hair type. Do literally anything else with your hair.
GTFO
86. Don't even think about saying the N word. Even if you're alone. Even if you're listening to rap. Even if you're alone and listening to rap.
Now, this is an interesting topic. I believe NO-ONE, should use that word, and I was close to making a thread for this after watching dear-white-people.
93. Remember that your queerness/womanhood/transness/class background/disability doesn't exclude you from white privilege.
96. Understand that nothing in your life has been untouched by your whiteness. Everything you have would have been harder to come by if you had not been born white.
I don't believe in being white gives you access to stuff that others cant.
95. Don't assume, full stop, that you can understand what it's like to experience racism. You can't. That's the whole point.
I experience racism quite often.
There you go. There was some of them. I have only taken the most important ones. Many of the others are just bollocks.
