Privilege

It’s time for us to start holding beneficiaries of privilege accountable for their perpetuation of oppressive systems. You may not have had a direct hand in creating systems but unless you are working to dismantle them you are complicit. We need to hold white people accountable for white supremacy, men accountable for the patriarchy, cis folk accountable for discrimination against trans people and straight people accountable for oppression of LBGTQ folx,

Able bodied and neuro-typical people are responsible for their ignorance of disability issues and for lack of accessibility. Rich people are directly responsible for capitalism and have hoarded so much of the wealth that working class people.

Work and still can’t live!!!! Once again just because you didn’t create a system doesn’t mean you don’t benefit from the privilege of it so before you get upset with this post, you need to ask your yourself- what have I done today to be anti-oppressive systems?

And if you are offended by this post it and you dare utter the words NOT ALL ___ then yes I’m absolutely talking to you.

How to dismantle oppressive systems?

Understand that there is not one way to do the work, it doesn't mean you shouldn't do it at all. Listen to stories from marginalized groups.

Familiarize yourself with ways that traditional socialization perpetuates negative stereotypes about certain groups. Educate your family members and friends- racism, sexism, ableism these things are taught.

Provide mutual aid. Be an upstander- if you see or hear attitudes that express negativity toward marginalized groups- shut it down. Never stop talking about it. The more we normalize talking about race, classism and sexism the easier it is to spot the nuance of what it looks and feels like in everyday life. Vote in elections at the state and local levels- the implementation of laws happen at that level. Leadership should be a reflection of the people they serve.

Here is an infographic that gives an entry point to racial capital and why abolition of oppressive systems is the only way to the "after".

https://issuu.com/racialcapitalism/docs/racial_capitalism___prison_abolition_lr