The invisible hand of the market, my ass. That hand is white and wearing a ring with a conflict diamond in it.Hari Kondabolu, on his twitter (via mylifeasafeminista)
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The invisible hand of the market, my ass. That hand is white and wearing a ring with a conflict diamond in it.Hari Kondabolu, on his twitter (via mylifeasafeminista)
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There’s a stereotype that black people are lazy. I don’t know if that’s true, but I know white people went all the way to Africa to get out of doing work.
Lance Crouther (via rattlingbone)
Sometimes you read something and your whole perspective of a situation changes. This is one of those things.
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pro-tip: if your ally-ship is dependent on
- the minority group not making you feel bad
- not calling out the majority you are apart of
- carefully wording every phrase so allies don’t get their feelings hurt
- making space for allies in minority spaces
- allowing/not opposing…
When you live in a poor neighborhood, you are living in an area where you have poor schools. When you have poor schools, you have poor teachers. When you have poor teachers, you get a poor education. When you get a poor education, you can only work in a poor-paying job. And that poor-paying job enables you to live again in a poor neighborhood. So, it’s a very vicious cycle.Malcolm X (via warriorsrise)
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When you’re putting on a mask it’s different than if it’s been molded to your face and you can’t breathe.
Melissa Harris-Perry
regarding choosing to perform in line with the politics of respectability
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