that apple thing they tried to say thoughajshjf
WANTING TO BE REPRESENTED
IS LIKE FRUIT
what even is this white girl trying to say
so you’re ignorant enough to not recognize a metaphor when you see one that’s pretty fucking hilarious if you ask me
HILARIOUS IF YOU’RE A RACIST PIECE OF SHIT COMPARING REAL PEOPLE’S REAL ISSUES TO FUCKING FRUIT
SHE WILL NEVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH BEING REPRESENTED
SHE WILL NEVER HAVE TO FIGHT JUST FOR A FUCKING NAME
SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO COMPARE MY ISSUES TO FRUIT
And this is why I don’t like “The Help” (among other things)
Examples of what white privilege deniers THINK it means to be told to “Check Your Privilege.”
- Apologize for being white
- Believe white is bad or wrong
- Be ashamed of being white
- Feel guilty for being white
Examples of what people ACTUALLY mean when they say “Check Your Privilege.”
- You are inserting yourself into a conversation where you shouldn’t be. Acknowledge what you are doing, apologize and stop it.
- You are making my pain about you. Acknowledge what you are doing, apologize and stop it.
- You are belittling my pain. Acknowledge what you are doing, apologize and stop it.
- You are making my fears concerns and troubles less important than your annoyance about me talking about my experience. Acknowledge what you are doing, apologize and stop it.
Now What?
If you believe that PoC want you to apologize for having white privilege, you are wrong. To be honest, I don’t get why you would think that in the first place. Let’s pretend for a second that I DO want you to apologize for having white privilege. Then, let’s pretend that you actually do apologize to me. How does that help me in ANY way? You see, some of you believe that we want to take away what you have or we want you to be ashamed of what you have. This is not the case. We want to be treated like human beings and we want you to understand that you don’t get to assert yourself or your feelings ABOUT OUR FEELINGS onto us or into our conversations.
Your guilt over white privilege also does me no good. You feel guilty? Okay and…? What does that do for either of us? If anything, your guilt tends to bring out MORE racism, not less. We don’t want to be treated BETTER, we want to be treated EQUALLY. Don’t pretend you like Black Joe when Black Joe is an asshole. That does not prove to me that you aren’t racist, it proves that you ARE racist because you are ONLY “Friends” with him BECAUSE he’s black.
Again…how does that help me in any way?
So you want to know what you should do about your White Privilege? See the second set of examples and follow them to the letter. Know that even if society tells you otherwise, you are not better, more important or more valid than anyone else. Know that your opinion should not be something you hold higher. Especially in situations you have not personally lived through. Generally, stop making things about you. That’s really the basics. No one believes that things are going to change so drastically that white privilege will disappear. We are all realistic people. It isn’t about taking something away from you. It is about you not trying to add you to our lives. It’s not about you. If you can only remember one thing, let that be it. It is not about you.
(via jhenne-bean)
FUCK YOU
THAT’S EASY TO SAY WHEN EVERYONE ON TV LOOKS LIKE YOU
THAT’S EASY TO SAY WHEN WHITE IS CONSIDERED THE DEFAULT APPEARANCE
THAT’S EASY TO SAY WHEN YOUR PARENTS DIDN’T TRY BLEACHING YOUR SKIN
IT’S NOT JUST A FUCKING MOVIE
OR SHOW
OR BOOK
IT’S A REPRESENTATION OF SOCIETY
AND MINORITIES SHOULDN’T BE ERASED FROM THE MEDIA JUST BECAUSE EVERYONE IS MORE COMFORTABLE PRETENDING THEY DON’T EXIST
MY PEOPLE WILL NOT BE EXCLUDED
NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT
wait people got mad at brave because there were no black people in the movie
a movie set in scotland during the 10th century
what really
No
people are mad because it feels like Pixar goes out of the way to keep their main characters white.
How many main characters from Pixar are PoC? Zero.
Brave had a wonderful story. But Dreamworks made a movie set in Scotland two years ago (HTTYD).
Aren’t there cultures the media can explore without it having to be Eurocentric?
I’m not mad at Brave. I’m mad at Pixar.
(via chillchilton)
Look around your neighborhood, look around your classroom, look at your friends. We are all culturally diverse. We are not all white! White should not be the norm. When we think about princesses we should not think about a white european princess automatically. There are African Princesses, Asian Princesses, Hispanic Princess, Indian Princesses,etc. There are so many princesses to pick from!
That’s why I’m so conflicted on Disney’s Snow Queen/Frozen. I love the story and I love Hans Christian Andersen, BUT WHY ANOTHER WHY WHITE PRINCESS/ WHITE CHARACTERS? I can almost sadly garantee you won’t see any POC in that film.
Moreover if you’re argument is that “Oh IT’S EUROPEAN STORIES SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE WHITE PEOPLE!” I’m sorry to break it to you but:
- NOT ALL EUROPEAN PEOPLE ARE WHITE.
- EUROPE DOES NOT EQUAL ALL WHITE.
Also if you’re argument is that “OH well THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD FAIRYTALES/STORIES THAT’S WHY DISNEY PICKS THEM” Again I hate to break your heart but:
- Have you read Mexican fairytales? African American Folklore? Asian stories? Every single countries has a diverse set of tales that could be amazing turned into wonderful Disney films. Also imagine the scenery and breathtaking animation? To draw an African Savannah? The shores of any Pacific Island? The Great pyramids of Aztecs/Mayans?
- Do you know how amazing it would be?
I am Hispanic. I have never seen a Princess who looks like me. I have a 8 year old sister. She’s dark skinned and her favorite princess is usually Ariel or Tiana. Ariel because of the fact she’s mermaid, Tiana because she loves her dress and she identifies with her, she sees Tiana as closely resembling her. I want her to keep having more Tianas, in a sense more princesses she identifies with. More princesses all my siblings and cousins can identify with.
Yes I grew up with a world with white princesses and I love many of them. I absolutely love Aurora for the sake of the Sleeping Beauty. I learned to identify with them. When Tiana came out it was a big deal to me, because Tiana is the only princess I personally connect with. I share a similar personality to Tiana but I’m not saying The Princess and the Frog was perfect. No, infact it shows the most blatant racism. The princess (Tiana) in the story spends most of the film as frog. Never in the history of the Disney have they have princess spend her entire film as an animal or non human form. Disney was still shaking in their whitecentric boots that they fear having a black princess for too long in a movie might not work. Whatever argument you might want to contradict or argue in favor of Disney’s choice is invalid.
Now Disney, you come here cranking up stories and more princesses and still exposing the same white characters. I’m fed up. I want another Asian princess, give me a Japanese Empress, an Pacific Islander Princess, a African-American warrior princess, give me an Indian Princess, give me a freaking Hispanic Princess.
Pocahontas,Jasmine,Mulan and Tiana can only do so much versus the white empire of characters and princesses you have created.
White privilege is not being afraid of Confederate flags when you move to the south. White privilege is walking to school without some jerk in a muddy truck, designed with a Confederate flag telling you to “Stay out of the road, beaner!”
YESYESYES I live in one of the most liberal counties in NC and I still get scared when I see people with Confederate flags on the backs of their trucks.
I’m the OP and I’m from NC!
People who get offended when others say “I hate North Carolina” aren’t people who have to deal with this shit.
