First of all, policing someone's tone is a really common technique used to shut down discussions of racism.
Second, I wrote that post because I was absolutely furious at watching white LGBT people and allies blame people of color for Prop. 8 while totally ignoring the fact that white voters who voted "yes" were the bulk of people who voted that shit in (and who proposed it, and who funded it). This wasn't a well crafted bit of debate, but me being pissed off at getting blamed for Prop. 8 when I gave money to No on 8, I am an activist (both online and offline) and hey I'm a queer black person.
Third, you what I find inflammatory? Blaming people of color for homophobic legislation. You know I find to have a chilling affect on coalition building and outreach between LGBT people and communities of color? Blaming people of color when things go wrong.
Lastly, this isn't an intellectual debate for me. This is about people who I thought were my allies, deciding to toss me under the bus.
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regna
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Date: 2008-11-07 05:11 am (UTC)Second, I wrote that post because I was absolutely furious at watching white LGBT people and allies blame people of color for Prop. 8 while totally ignoring the fact that white voters who voted "yes" were the bulk of people who voted that shit in (and who proposed it, and who funded it). This wasn't a well crafted bit of debate, but me being pissed off at getting blamed for Prop. 8 when I gave money to No on 8, I am an activist (both online and offline) and hey I'm a queer black person.
Third, you what I find inflammatory? Blaming people of color for homophobic legislation. You know I find to have a chilling affect on coalition building and outreach between LGBT people and communities of color? Blaming people of color when things go wrong.
Lastly, this isn't an intellectual debate for me. This is about people who I thought were my allies, deciding to toss me under the bus.