#poc problems

Idk if it’s the constant background buzz of the trauma of being a poc in a racist society coming to the forefront, or the fact that a lot of racism I’ve personally faced was from white queer folks But. I have been seeing a lot of “I was from a conservative family/was conservative until I found out I was queer” stories again, and to those people, I Have Some Words That I Hope You All Will Listen To So congratulations on getting away from your conservative family/your self discovery of queerness! Genuinely good job, it isn’t easy. You’ve probably had to unlearn all the homophobia/transphobia/queerphobia that you were taught growing up. Your journey of unlearning bigotry has just begun. Conservatives are really fucking bigoted, not just in the queerphobia but also the racism. You have unlearned the first part, but that second part is still there. There is a still a lot of internalized racial bias that queer people who grew up Conservative have, and a lot of those people make the mistake of thinking just because you are now one marginalized identity, you are now incapable of any kind of bigotry for the rest of your life. Being queer =/= being a poc. We are all marginalized but we’ve got a different set of problems and the ways people oppress us. So don’t make that mistake. Keep unlearning. You’ve already started doing it, you can keep on doing it. You will be a much more educated person from it, and not end up being an ass to a lot of poc

Yall mfs better not call Tenoch Huerta his characters name instead of his real name for the next 3-5 years like you did with Steven Yeun and Manny Jacinto

oh i KNOW a cop ain’t drove by me slowly cause he thought i was holding something OTHER than my very black iPhone and jacket

And can I just say that it's beyond cowardly to use "It's my culture" as an excuse for shitty behaviour? First off, cultures evolve. Just like people do. Second off, everyone in the community isn't homophobic OR misogynistic even if it suits someone's agenda to pretend they are. If someone wants to espouse terrible values, that's on them. They have no business throwing everyone else under the bus with them.

The eternal PoC struggle about picrews not having your skin tone but like 3 shades of blue skin

Its just so fucking wild that a white person speaking spanish is perceived more positively and usually thought to be intelligent (it's just more WOW😍 apparently) while a poc speaking spanish can either elicit a nonplussed response or an abusive response.