January 2012
285 posts
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soultired asked: The anon asked about addressing it to their family, and I'd suggest trying something like making it about you. "I don't feel comfortable wearing clothing from a group I've/my race has oppressed, because I would be reminded of all the awful things that have happened to them." It's not ideal and it makes it about White Guilt, but it might be a way to get them to start...
December 2011
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Anonymous asked: confessions of a White Christmas: last year my sis got me moccasins and fake navajo socks for c-mas. i knew i'd never wear them and it'd be wrong to give them to a thrift store. she kept asking why I don't wear them so FINALLY i told her about appropriation... and everyone got defensive. what a nightmare, i watched all your memes getting acted out before my eyes. I don't wanna...
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Anonymous asked: I know dreadlocks are considered appropriative when worn by someone who's not black, but what's your opinion on cyberlox? (AKA clip-in hair extensions made of plastic lanyard, tubular crinoline, foam sheets, yarn, etc.) They're supposed to look more like wires and cyborg parts than human hair, but are they still appropriative cos they're derivative of dreadlocks/primitive...
naturallyunnatural asked: I'm white, and feel like an awful person all the time, because I try to do the right thing and be respectful and everyone else that's white seems to think they're okay by saying "I'm not racist but..." and "stop the boats" and things about Indigenous Australians (I'm Australian) that include the words "filthy abo" (apologies for the language)...
Anonymous asked: I think Mailboxy was intending that for the people who use the blood quantum thing and supporting your purpose. She wasn't saying it was a race issue. She was talking to all the Anons that kept complaining on multiple blogs.
