my block list grew by at least 10 tonight

it’s actually staggering how many times i can write that power structures are needed for ACTUAL oppression to happen, and still have people go BUT NO BECAUSE I DON’T NEED FACTS I JUST NEED THIS OPINION MADE OF FAIRY DUST AND FRUIT LOOPS

you cannot

oppress

your oppressors

misandry isn’t real

cisphobia isn’t real

reverse racism isn’t real

heterophobia isn’t real

thin shaming isn’t real (not the same as body shaming of all sizes which is real but predominantly towards fat persons)

able bodied shaming isn’t real

NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE REAL

You can HATE anyone, for any reason, but without POWER, the ability to oppress is NOT there. It’s as simple as that. Look at the people in power. Look at the laws. Look at the world around you in context.

IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION OF POWER

THE PEOPLE YOU OPPRESS, CANNOT OPPRESS YOU

AND THE SYSTEMS THAT YOU BENEFIT FROM BECAUSE OF THIS OPPRESSION, WHETHER YOU ACTIVELY OPPRESS OR NOT, DO EXIST, AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO DISMANTLE THEM TO MAKE EVERYONE EQUAL, RATHER THAN WHINE ABOUT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THEIR OPPRESSORS

I am white, and not matter how inclusive I am, or how safe I try and make the spaces I am in, I am still part of a system that will benefit me more than POC, and it is crucial that I pay attention, listen, learn, and constantly try and improve.

People saying they hate white people, are NOT oppressing me. They are often speaking of whiteness as a system, and these words aren’t “made up and out of nowhere”, they come from a lifetime of lived and shared experiences; experiences that I have NEVER had to endure, and unless they name me directly, I have not been personally accused of anything, and if something they say DOES fall in line with something i’ve said or done, it’s not up to me, a person in a position of power, to get mad and yell back, but instead it’s then that i must consider what is being said, analyze my words and actions, and stop doing whatever problematic shit i was doing

IT’S THAT EASY

“reverse” (perceived) oppression annoys, actual oppression KILLS