brashblacknonbeliever:

“They’re just video games.  There are no social or racial stigmas attached to most video games.  They’re electronic entertainment made for the masses, be you American, Chinese, Australian, African, Polynesian, Martian, Plutonian, or what have you.”

thisiswhiteprivilege:

“Your aggression is scaring away people who would want to help you!”

The war against racism will be a hard one, and white allies, real white allies, used to be willing to get attacked by the dogs, beaten up, and even lose their lives for the sake of equality. Now you’re gonna tell me that in 2013 I’m supposed to coddle a white ally who can’t even deal with me expression my disgust for his brothers and sisters do? Fuck outta here. No weak allies. If you can’t handle a couple of sassy black folks on a blog, you’re not equipped with the ovaries of steel required to fight against racism.

-Dion

thisiswhiteprivilege:

“But everyone was racist back then! All our favorite historical figures were racist compared to today’s standards! It’s not fair to judge them based on contemporary ideas!”

Let’s debunk this favorite derailment spawned from the headcannons of the White History fandom.

1. “Everyone was racist back then!” Not true. There have always been equality movements in sects of oppressor classes. There were whites who opposed the slaughter of the Native Americans, who opposed slavery, etc. If you think these historical figures were only racist  because the concept of equality didn’t exist, then I’d have to ask you when equality was invented. Truth is, equality has always existed and certain historical figures just chose to be on the wrong side of history instead.

2. “All our favorite historical figures would’ve been racist by today’s standards.” Maybe YOUR favorite historical figures were racist. Mine weren’t. You being able to acknowledge a person as racist but still respect them is just another part of your white privilege. Abraham Lincoln and Susan B. Anthony did some bad ass things, and I would love to respect and admire them, but I can’t because one of their main motivations was the idea that black people are not fully human. For you, racism is something that can be ignored when picking a favorite historical figure. For me, it’s a deal breaker.

3. “It’s not fair to judge them based on contemporary ideas!” And why the fuck not? The people that they oppressed/killed with those ideas didn’t get the benefit of the doubt, so why should they? You don’t have to answer that. I already know the answer.

If you consider yourself a fan of history, then own up for it. Don’t sweep it under the rug or try to ignore it. History isn’t some fictional story. It’s real shit that actually happened, and people actually died based on the racism of your favorite historical figures, the racism that you try to excuse, ignore, or downplay. A historian who tries to view racism without a contemporary lens is the same thing as a person who tries to view race from a colorblind perspective: a disingenuous liar trying to hide their preconceived notions behind a smokescreen of objectivity.

-Dion

thisdaysux:

You actually don’t even have to introduce yourself if you don’t want to, i don’t need an a/s/l, we don’t have to do the “hey whats up” “not much you?” thing, you can just say “so at school yesterday this idiot said…” in my ask box and I will gladly converse with you. Like seriously I will just talk to you like we’re best friends.

(Source: increasedappetite)