When a person of color, especially if they're black like me, affirms their support for causes such as queer liberation, feminism, animal rights, or socialism, I immediately feel that I can believe, with minimal doubt, that they're truly convicted and principled in what they're advocating for.

However, when a white person claims to support leftism, until my skepticism is proven wrong, I immediately assume they're a dishonest and performative libshit. I then proceed to interact with them with hefty amounts of caution. If my assumptions are proven true, I'm never shocked.

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[–] Poogona@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not saying the people in here who wouldn't trust me immediately are wrong to do so but it does make me sad because frankly I am extremely cool.

I have erased like an entire essay in this post three times now, I guess I really don't know what to say but I feel there is some worth in making it known that hidden away in strange places there are sometimes whites to be found who have done the reading (and drugs!) to be an ally, even if it means being an ally from a distance