Aw Hell Yeah

i will say this as a person who is not white: i think being called racist as a white person is like way lower stakes than anyone makes it out to be. and like, the reality is that white people have an inflated sense of anxiety about what being called Racist Means when like. let's be fucking real for a second. it does not meaningfully often result in Material Violence to a person for being "called racist." and I think being racist is just a thing that happens. and like if we are going to say that being accidentally racist from time to time is something that like, is relatively low stakes, that has to go hand in hand with being like. ok well I guess i should take some time to think about why someone might think I'm racist and like Do something about that.

like I think the paranoia and anxiety about how Being Called Racist is something that Does Violence to People is rooted in a white guilt racialized anxiety and if I am going to be real with you I do not think it is based in material reality. you can be a little uncomfortable it's not the end of the world. i think it's frustrating as a racialized person to see so many white people more frantically hand-wringing over the prospect of being called "racist" than over the prospect of Being Racist. it's annoying to say the least.

Kate Box as Dulcie Collins in “Deadloch” on Prime

RF. Alvarez (American, 1988) - Watching the Rain (2024)

That feeling when both halves of your inner monologue are perfectly cast

Wow. The patience, kindness and calm communication skills. Outstanding.

From raindovemodel

This is why I say crows are people. Look at this person. Look at how person they are.

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Bouie Choi (蔡鈺娟)— City in the Dark (acrylic on upcycled floor wood, 2020)

WE HAVE A PEACOCK MANTIS SHRIMP AT WORK NOW AND I AM OBSESSED WITH HER. EVERYONE SAY HI TO SCYLLA!! PLEASE ADMIRE HER BEAUTIFUL COLORS AND SASSY LITTLE GRAVEL KICK. SHES INCREDIBLE