From Robot Hugs via Everyday Feminism: No, We Won’t Calm Down–Tone Policing is Just Another Way to Protect Privilege
“Have you ever tone policed someone in a conversation on oppression? Tone policing focuses on the emotion behind a message rather than the message itself – and you might think you’re helping by making the conversation more “comfortable.”
But in this comic, Robot Hugs makes a great point about how tone policing protects privilege – and silences people who are hurting.”
From art and everything after: I Fit The Description
“For the record,” I said to the second cop, “I’m not a criminal. I’m a college professor.” I was wearing my faculty ID around my neck, clearly visible with my photo.
“You fit the description so we just have to check it out.” The first cop returned and handed me my license.
“We have the victim and we need her to take a look at you to see if you are the person.”
It was at this moment that I knew that I was probably going to die. I am not being dramatic when I say this.”
From Pacific Standard: Transforming White People Is Not The Job Of Minority Students
“If college admissions brochures are to be believed, American universities are thriving havens of not only racial diversity but also of racial harmony. Diverse student groups study and socialize together in marketing photos where everyone smiles, wears complementary colors, and inexplicably laughs during group project meetings. Anyone who has ever done a group project knows that there is scarcely any laughter at these abysmal gatherings. And anyone who has ever gone to college with their eyes even halfway open knows that racial harmony is hardly a mainstay on American campuses.”
From The Nation: How To Understand White Male Terrorism
“We’ve been here before, and we know that violence is at its fiercest when movements for racial and gender justice are winning.”
From Keith Edwards: From Anti-Oppression To Cultivating Transformation For Social Justice
“As more acts of injustice become apparent to us and more folks are doing social justice (I hope that is true), it is more important than ever that we talk deeply about not just the problem of oppression or even the goal of justice, but also focus on the process of what can be more effective in bringing about more justice and equity on individual, institutional, and societal levels.”
From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins-Jones, MSW, LLMSW
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