#Respectability

Jack Saint

lackingsaint

NEW VIDEO! Frost/Nixon: The Liberal Liein which I rant about richard nixon, watergate, bernie sanders, joe biden, donald trump, respectability politics, performative conflict and direct action. and cheeseburgers.https://youtu.be/JjF8MAYN-lA and

S. Fonseca / Mildred's 🍑

girlsinmitsouko

The problem with writing for lesbians is that I ultimately do not write for lesbians, but for lesbians like -me-; this niche-within-the-niche indicts me as writing for lesbians to whom

mumbi.

miss_mumbz

African feminism that is obsessed with excess, success and degrees. And that is what emerges, as a result of the institutionalization of feminism or better yet women’s empowerment as it

ARM BLACK GIRLS #FTP #ACAB🌿

thespinsterymc

White people who harass grieving and traumatized Black people: Destroy their businesses, careers, social standing. White people won’t stop dehumanizing us until they start getting consequences. Usually financial or social

Placenta Perm 💁🏿‍♂️

itsjacksonbbz

What gets me about respectability politics is how the *entire* political and journalistic establishment will be tweeting concern for B**** getting sick but for ongoing gov engineered crises (e.g. Windrush,

Lura

lura_groen

You know how we read Biblical scholars who say things like “The exile was a crisis that caused a complete re-evaluation of faith”? Doesn’t it feel like one of those

Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي

aliShihabi

The question is how to remove a corrupt political class that operates with the sanction of Hizbollah since this class provides a facade of international respectability(Christian President, Sunni PM, "elected

kristen 📌

summersfeelin

thread of resources for white people to educate themselves ab racism and racist/antiblack behaviors!! bc nobody owes you an education FIRST: this google doc!!! a masterlist of articles, books, podcasts,

Samantha Pritchard

thucydiplease

A lot of mean girl/edgelord behavior is just a form of respectability politics for a particular online audience. Proving that you’re one of the Good Ones who can Take A

Nicole Donanian-Blandón

nicole_d14

I used to be a believer in respectability politics until I witnessed first hand how it doesn’t work. I did all the things people said I should do; vote, sign

tea, policy school dropout (they/them)

ColonizedLocal

I’m finally watching the #RHOP fight episode.... and im wondering, when do we, as the niggas, collectively decide it’s okay to get mad, beat somebody’s ass (or get beat up)

Lura

lura_groen

As a pastor to boomers, I know that so many of them were taught, and believed, that their suburban lifestyles were the right and good and Christian thing. It’s heartbreaking

death's favorite girl 💋

aballerinadoll

White people, especially white liberals down south will acknowledge opressive systems are a thing but only overt or directly affect them. They still want to believe the Confederacy is southern

Amelia Cook

AmeliaCook

Loved the skewering of FOMO expectations to raise funds for good orgs, but they probably should have stopped short of merch... is essentially one giant troll on the tech community,

bfitzinAR

bfitzinAR

May 6th #HelpFolksLive2021 thread. Something's *always* due & food is *always* needed. Some things are *getting* better (for some people) but they aren't better yet. *Now* is when folks need

bfitzinAR

bfitzinAR

May 7th #HelpFolksLive2021 thread. Something's *always* due & food is *always* needed. Some things are *getting* better (for some people) but they aren't better yet. *Now* is when folks need