by hans-johnson
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[Note: When J. Elliot refers to her being classed as one of ‘your people’ in relation to black people of color, it’s based on her reputation of being an outspoken, anti-racism ally].
- Jane Elliot on the Oprah Winfrey Show panel on racism in 1992.
White people get deeply offended hearing black people speak this truth, so maybe hearing Jane Elliot say it will cut through the white fragility: White people’s default setting is racism. Because America’s default setting is racism. That doesn’t mean they cannot unlearn it, but anti-Blackness is so ubiquitous in Western culture that unlearning racism is not something that just magically happens because you think you’re a good person. It’s not something you attain and then forget about. It’s a perishable skill.
Nobody becomes “not racist” by repeatedly declaring “But hey, I’M not racist” on social media. Becoming “not racist” is defined by conscious choice, coupled with actions—like listening to black people, calling out racism, and not saying or doing racist things—that prove you aren’t racist. Being “not racist” is something that needs to be worked on CONSTANTLY.
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in 1973 in chile the cia fund the coup against the democratically elected socialist salvador allende that resulted in a military dictatorship that tortured and kidnapped 40,000+ people in chile not only because communism and mass support for socialist leaders and policies are a threat to the us govt, but because allende was also a threat to american companies too. the international telephone and telegraph company and the two copper companies anaconda and kennecott all did business in chile and were scared about what would happen to their profits with allende in office. part of his campaign included nationalizing chilean copper mines without compensation for the us companies who owned the mines, which he went through with. allende openly said that the copper companies were making excessive profits because of imperialism, he opposed capitalism and empire and because of that the cia funded a coup against him that led to his death and to the mass torture, repression and murder of chileans. what the us did to chile is cartoonishly evil, but it wasnt just on behalf of the government. it was because of corporate interests as well. in 1979 the copper company anaconda took up business with chile again, and at the same time pinochet was still in power murdering and torturing people the ceo of the company said “anaconda is very pleased to be back in chile with a government that welcomes foreign investment”
Thandie Newton attends the screening of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 15, 2018 in Cannes, France.
FINN’S ON HER DRESS
IS IT ALL THE BLACK SW CHARACTERS ON HER DRESS???? WOW!!!!
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[ image is grey and green shades in the background. There is a map of Palestine with Gaza being dotted on the map of Palestine. There is a headline text that says, “Why are Palestinians protesting in Gaza?”
Attached to the dot are lines that lead to text that says, “96% of water is undrinkable, 4 hours of electricity every day, 45% unemployment, 46% suffer acute anemia, 50% kids express no will to live, 2 million denied freedom of movement” ]
(Source: muhammadsmiry, via ministryoftruth)
