#yesallblackpeople (references #notallwhitepeople) [View all]

[gollygee]

There's a lot of "I'm white and not me" or "#notallwhitepeople" stuff going on here.

I can only post 4 so I'll choose a few that seem particularly relevant to DU. (I'm white and skipping #1 - which is probably ironic but I'm not trying to lead the conversation and I apologize if I ever move in that direction.) Anyway, skipping it wasn't motivated by anything other than that I wanted to work in #6 and #s 2, 3, and 4 come up really regularly.

http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/17-things-yes-all-black-people/

2) #YesAllBlackPeople encounter multiple anti-black indignities on a regular basis, regardless of how rich, educated, or powerful we are.

3) #YesAllBlackPeople are tired of having our lived experiences with racism undermined by white feelings, despite our decades of informed protest.

4) #YesAllBlackPeople know better than Webster’s Dictionary what racism actually means. We’re living it. Don’t whitesplain it to us. (Webster’s and Oxford English Dictionaries are largely white-controlled purveyors of language.)

6) #YesAllBlackPeople know that #NotAllWhitePeople are racist. But we’re talking about a system, not you personally (unless we have to). Get over yourself.