"PoC" is a bizarre Scheordinger-esque term. When #BLM and such groups say "discrimination against PoC" they mean "Discrimination against blacks (and MAYBE Hispanics)" When they "PoC must stand together" they mean "Everyone who isn't white needs to fall in line and protect our shared identity as non-whites." It lets one only discuss the plight of working-class black people, then demand that everyone else rally around that cause and not bring up any other issue, or it's 'derailing'.

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Tbh, that’s what it’s become.

I’m the sort of person who wants to support everyone. If someone is having a hard time for any reason, I’m there for them. Intolerance and bigotry aren’t things I accept, as someone who deals with them regularly for being gay, trans, and mentally/physically ill.

I remember all the fucking drama there was towards the beginning of BLM, when people in Mexico tried to bring attention to problems going on there, and people in Hong Kong tried to speak up about the terrible conditions there.

So many people shot them down and told them not to derail/steal from BLM/Ferguson. It was wild. It was completely unacceptable. Here we are, with many different issues going on all at once all across the globe, and we’re expected to only focus on one.

Why? Because it’s America? Because America is more important, fuck foreigners and their plight? What about the issues of non-black PoC in America? Do they not matter? What about the rampant Islamophobia, or the fact that we have multiple people running for President who literally want to build a wall between America and Mexico and deport Mexican people willy-nilly? What about the racism Latinos experience? What about the fact that Native American traditions are being mocked and appropriated, like the headdress, or what about the poor conditions on reservations?

What about all of this other shit???

We can focus on more than one thing. We don’t have to completely ignore other issues just because one group is struggling. Lots of groups are struggling, and they all deserve to be recognized and supported. Whether you belong to a racial minority, or the LGBT+ community, if you’re physically disabled or mentally ill, no matter fucking what, your issues are valid.

Black people deserve to have their voices heard, but so do other disenfranchised groups.

But, again, tumblr is shitty, water is wet.