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I learned a lot today from Obviously Queer’s video essay “FEMME: Lesbian History, Identity, Politics and Invisibility” and femmebis’ “The “Lesbian-Only Term” Myth: A Comprehensive Historical Essay on ‘Butch’ and ‘Femme’ ”.

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Four Asian Butches, Parminder Sekhon, 1997 from Butch/Femme: Inside Lesbian Gender (1998)

Bottom line, white people have no excuse to not stand up for BIPOC. There is no excuse for racism. There is no tolerance, and we have to do better. I firmly believe that the first step in becoming a better ally is to educate yourself.

just like misogynistic jokes and language ultimately do uphold society-wise misogyny, allowing people to use the term "people of color" incorrectly for their convenience or out of ignorance will ultimately contribute to racism. "actual racism" does not start at a civil or criminal level, it stems from and thrives in something as small as dismissive language. please try to use "poc" correctly, it is not that hard to adjust your vocabulary for one word.

White people do reblog without going "I'm white but—" "As a white person—". If you have a story about another Black or brown person's experience, then share it without drawing attention to your whiteness, or share what made you laugh in the tags and move on.