folks, we gotta unlearn the idea that lightskin/white-passing = white. I know that dark skinned ppl are a big target for oppressors- i have mixed and white passing privilege, and i would never deny that. but when i have ppl both OTG and online calling me White and invalidating +

my Indigenousness just bc i am lightskin and passing, and invalidating the identities of all the other BIPOC in bloc by pushing the false narrative of Black people (speakers) vs White people (bloc), i get very frustrated. there are BIPOC in bloc +

who don& #39;t necessarily agree with what is being said on the megaphones. when you tell people to listen to Black voices and you clearly mean listen to the people with megaphones, you& #39;re revealing your bias and it& #39;s not hard to tell where your priorities lie https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷🏽‍♂️" title="Achselzuckender Mann (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckender Mann (mittlerer Hautton)">

adding onto this to elaborate - nobody should have to reveal or explain themselves in order to be recognized as a "bipoc voice". a "bipoc voice" is not just someone who makes themselves public. you& #39;re erasing so many of us by trying to establish this baseline.