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   Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 14:13:23 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

   Woah that's a CW, eh?

   As a cishet white man ("easy mode"), my usual go-to when evaluating claims of racism, transphobia, sexism, etc, is that if a person of less privilege than me (ie: anyone) says they are experiencing discrimination against their class, I believe them.

   Recent Fediverse meta has shown that this breaks down when you start getting deep into intersectionality. 🧵

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     Alexandre Oliva (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 14:13:20 JST Alexandre Oliva

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     every large-enough group will have some people with prejudices against other groups. calling out the whole group over that wouldn't be reasonable; calling out individuals in the group, not being a group member, may bring about group reaction; so boosting voices in the group that are fighting prejudice against other groups seems like the most promising action to take. IMHO
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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 14:13:22 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     But just standing back goes against the principles of antiracism, which, to my understanding, can be applied to antitransphobia or antisexism just as well (open to feedback on that if folks think I'm wrong!). So being an active ally for all of these groups means... fighting with all of them? Calling all of them out? Boosting all of their voices and not taking a side?

     I don't know. That's what I'm struggling with. 🧵

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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 14:13:23 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     Who am I to judge who is "right" when a POC says a trans person is being racist, or a trans person says a POC is being transphobic? Especially when those two examples are the same people (or same groups). I can't believe them both. But I also don't really have the life experience, framework, or frankly any RIGHT, to judge either of them.

     This usually results in me trying to stay out of it, stand back, be uninvolved. 🧵