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> People will say “listen to black people” while simultaneously dehumanizing all black people into a monolithic and tokenized opinion-vessel. I personally know
by chme 5y ago
> People will say “listen to black people” while simultaneously dehumanizing all black people into a monolithic and tokenized opinion-vessel. I personally know black people, gay people, trans people, disabled people, who are exhausted of being that vessel.
Well everyone loves their boxes, don't they?
It's so neat and easy to put everyone in one of those and finding the right box for someone just requires a glance at them or maybe some exchanged words. And suddenly all that persons problems and motivations are understood, and it is known wherever what they say should be praised or ignored.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWhen you say it that way, it sounds really racist.
- loopz 5y agoAny simple solution regarding gender or race will be discriminatory, because one forget to treat people as human individuals. There's no box to "tick", done, but you might try to get to know different kinds of people. Yes, they come in different kinds, even different personalities (did you think in colour again?).