Memo to any white person who EVER feels entitled to be “Not all white people”:

Whenever some sad attempt at refuting some post of mine goes “viral” in Racist Tumblr, I’m reminded of what white racists look like.

They look like me. And you.

They are no different. That have the same fandoms as you. They like the same cat gifs. They even liked Batkid, too.

Oh, sure, a few are different. A few have avatars of Nazi icons. A few have openly racist usernames. But even they might have “side blogs”. Most or Racist Tumblr aren’t so blatant even while sharing the same, exact racist posts.

See, racists don’t always self-identify as racists. Its pretty clear only a tiny segment self-identify as such. And the rest all feel just as entitled as you do to be “Not all white people” even while they often think to themselves that white people are the true victims of racism these days.

To be blunt, there really is no telling us apart.

So if you want to be “not all white people”, that’s on you. And part of that is never, ever feeling entitled to such a qualification in any context. It means know you will never be entitled to any trust or appreciation from ANY person of color.Making your opposition to white supremacy conditional, in ANY way, is bullshit. Expecting ANYTHING for opposing white supremacy is bullshit.

I’m humbled whenever anything I post is shared by persons of color, but I’m not entitled to it. I don’t deserve it. I deserve mistrust and resentment because that is what a culture of white supremacy breeds. I don’t deserve to be “not all white people”. No white person does.