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In reply to the discussion: "We aren't petting zoos" [View all]Enoki33
(1,587 posts)22. Somehow it always seems to boil down to a insultingly insinuating level
that POC are somehow inherently different, and deserving of a tag that says we are worth less no matter how much we strive for human dignity and economic justice. Trying to turn us into a petting zoo will not help the children of a morally bankrupt family that accepts the public racist attacks on Elizabeth Warren as normal. Despite the odds we will struggle on with the help of good people.
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And people of color are really tired of having to organize and conduct all of the teaching moments
EffieBlack
Jan 2019
#2
I'm starting a new project, and we've HIRED people of color to consult and conduct UIR training
maxsolomon
Jan 2019
#25
"We regard Ivanka Trump the way we do half-wit Saudi princes. It's in our national interest to flatt
keithbvadu2
Jan 2019
#11
White society expecting minorities to teach white kids something is a problem
IronLionZion
Jan 2019
#36
Their teachable moment can come in the form of expulsions and rescinded college acceptances.
Efilroft Sul
Jan 2019
#15
++Someone suggested Mr. Phillips should sit down and have a soda with MAGAhat boy -a summit
lunasun
Jan 2019
#41
Smug MAGA cap people coming into their community for pretend community service...
DesertRat
Jan 2019
#51