proud picky eater of color

Im a bit nervous submitting this ask as usually I keep to myself.

I wanted to bring up, or start a discussion of the lack of listening given to us. If that makes sense. Im not sure if its a lack of consideration. But if someone non-black deems something we do as 'Not the right way' they will go on a rant to correct us as if their doing a favor.

The best example i have is washing chicken. At least where I grew up, I learned we mainly washed it before cooking beacuse we were given scraps. Not only that it wasnt uncommon in the past for food to be given to us that is 'off' or tamperd with, of course time has passed still its cultural.

Yet whenever someone non-black comes across it they immediately set into this correcting stance. Ive seen American and those from other countries do this. Its this condescending thing that assumes we

1. dont understand how things spread. They will rant about enzymes and bacteria as if their explaning a new concept to children

2. We dont clean things after. That the way were cooking is "Dirty" and that we need to be corrected, beacuse obviously we don't know and need someone to explain right?

A bit long, but I wanted to air out what ive seen with an example. Of course there are other things but its the first that pops into my head. This assumption that we dont know what were doing or talking about. And doubling down as if theres only one way to do something.

Tbh, I just don't argue with them. "You shouldn't wash your chicken" okay well I'm going to do so anyway. I'll clean my sink with bleach afterwards. 😐 What are you gonna do? Beat my ass? Not eat my cooking? So don't. I wasn't cooking for you anyway. Like it's not a conversation I have to have. I've got nothing to prove to them, nothing I have to change.

Shit, some of these people let animals lick them in the lips and stand on their countertops and put paws in their food, I don't wanna hear shit about me cleaning my chicken or not. I don't care. Argue with the wall 🤷🏾‍♀️ shit especially if you live in the US and they have slashed funding for the FDA and other organizations meant for safety. I'll do what I please.

An old, decrepit laundromat gets replaced by an upscale bakery? And people are mad? It’s not that the poor hate organic vegan cupcakes, it’s that most of us don’t have a way to do laundry in our own home.

Run-down corner stores replaced by hand-made designer clothing boutiques? We don’t hate your eco-fabric shawl, but I can’t eat that for dinner after work like I could have a can of beans I grabbed from that corner store when I don’t have time to take the bus to the real grocery store after work.

What gentrification brings in and of itself is not typically bad, it’s that gentrification brings institutions of leisure and pleasure and makes it so that the poor have to go farther out of their way for basic necessities. It turns low-income living spaces into local tourist attractions. It can even create food deserts by putting restaurants, grocery stores, etc. in that the majority of the lower class cannot afford.

Okay. Grammar lesson!

"People of color" is a noun. So use it as a noun.

"I am speaking about people of color."

People who are of color. People. People is a noun.

It is not, as the Internet likes to use it, an adjective!

"POC characters!" is the color blind racist equivalent of "colored characters!"

Do you want to call me colored? Is that the racism we really want to use? Old 1960s racism? Shall I go to the colored water fountain next? I'm sorry- the POC water fountain?

If you are talking about all non-white people as a group, use "People of Color".

"White people are used to being the default- which is why they get to be White and the rest of us are People of Color. The Other."

If you are talking about a specific group of people, and you KNOW that, then SAY their group and NOT "people of color".

"I am not just a person of color, I am Black. Antiblackness is about Black people, not all people of color. Otherwise, I'd just say racism. Words have meaning!"

Further resource:

And here is a video explaining what’s going on in more detail than I provided.

With everything else going on in the world, it can be hard to keep up with stuff going on at home, but ICE is still out here terrorizing innocent people. We must keep our eyes on them, and keep fighting.

Feel free to add more sources or info to this post, should you have any.

Some of yall may have heard some of the shit that has been going on right now. I'm gonna give a quick run down of some of the stuff that has been happening. Note, this is not all, and it may never be all as much as I will try to update this.

(I am going to try and compile and briefly explain these as much as I can. There may be misinformation. Please inform me if I got something wrong.)

(This will also be updated with additional information and new topics added.)

1) Racist Chinese Dolls.

There are these dolls in China that are being called "Natasha" baby dolls. These dolls are not only very obvious caricatures of black people, but they are being advertised as a "stress relief" in which the people who buy these abuse it in various ways.

This links to a video of a compilation of the various "uses" of the doll. There are more in the replies of the tweet. (Another link to the same tweet just incase)

2) The Mocking, Abuse, and Dehumanization of Black Children.

Apart from the aforementioned doll, there are apparently people going around mocking, abusing, and dehumanizing black children.

Some people have compared black children to the doll.

Others have been going into African countries and have found ways to mock, abuse, and dehumanize black children for clout.

(Source 1 + Full Video) (Source 2)

There are more videos surfacing.

3) Black people are going missing.

Black people, especially children and teens have recently been going missing at an alarming rate. Some of these same people are turning up dead, deaths being ruled as "suicides."

While it generally unknown why many of these people are going missing, many suspect that their disappearances, deaths, and even lack of coverage is rooted in anti-blackness.

The following is a list of black people that have been reported missing as of recently. Please note that this is not a complete list (it may never be completed due to the fact that many of these disappearances will still occur as time passes) this may contain inaccurate information. Please inform me if that is the case.

By the time you see this, some of these people may have already been found either alive or deceased. This post will be updated overtime.

It is also heavily encouraged that you reblog this with more links to recent cases of missing black people if you are aware of any that aren’t included on this list.

Alexis Shaver

Payton Diver

Nasir Tacuma

Ka’Laya Cooper

Makaila Monae Adam

Moriah Kerre Smith

Uchechi Chijindum Nkemdirim

Victeria Uriah Spear

Rilen Wade (Found. Is Safe)