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4 months ago 51 notes meet up!

Is this real life?

Did a person whose job is to be a communicator between bay area occupy movements just tell me that we shouldn’t discuss racism, homophobia, transphobia in the occupy movements because it is divisive and if we don’t “just get over it and come together” the government will “erase us all”?

Using an awfully condescending tone and “play” on my own concerns in stating that it is “erasing to many not discuss the issues and work towards having all people heard”……

WOW.

I can’t even right now.

Let’s say that conversation ended right there and then because said person then avoided talking to me the rest of the dinner though they were seated directly in front of me.

This was topped off by another person next to me talking about how crazy and angry Salvadoran’s are and all sorts of awful assumptions and stereotypes about El Salvador. When I asked if they’d ever actually lived there and grilled them on their shambles of knowledge on its history they didn’t want to talk to me either. I suppose hearing an actual native Salvadoran talk about real history, real people is just not interesting as theory and stereotypes.

This was a strange feeling. Sitting at a table of people who identify as radical activists and being enraged….

Well then.

Alright bay area tumblr folks, we need a get together.

(Source: nuestrahermana)

Post Notes

  1. uselesswhitenoise reblogged this from ladyatheist
  2. biyuti answered: All I know is that you deserve a prize for even trying with the Occupy people.
  3. cupcakesnotbombs answered: is this a call for bay area POC activists to get together and discuss? if so i am definitely listening
  4. soliloquize reblogged this from karnythia
  5. inthepursuitofgrowth answered: I hate people.
  6. longlineofquitters answered: Why were they even mentioning/discussing El Salvador?
  7. eggznrice answered: The whole “let’s ignore problems b/c it’s bad for the movement” notions are just ridiculous. Sorry you had to deal w/ stupid people today =/
  8. kryptoswag reblogged this from nuestrahermana and added:
    Funny, today someone tried...what’s up with Puerto Rico despite not living there ever. An...
  9. nativetigress reblogged this from ndnsurgency
  10. deluxvivens reblogged this from nuestrahermana and added:
    occupations are THE MOST RADICAL and shit? *sips tea*
  11. ndnsurgency reblogged this from deliciouskaek and added:
    The Occupy Movement is full of white privileged pieces of shit. That’s why I avoid it.
  12. brogigayo reblogged this from thegoddamazon and added:
    i’ve heard this about pretty much every occupy ___ group. shitheads.
  13. saschaeatsteeth said: BAAAAAAAAARRRRRRFFFF
  14. ironman-chan answered: Why I stay away from Occupy number 36820934 :| do they really expect for PoC to back them in anyway when they say that bullshit?
  15. deliciouskaek reblogged this from ladyatheist
  16. bobbarob reblogged this from nuestrahermana and added:
    depressing. And yet,...I’m surprised. Privilege
  17. ladyatheist reblogged this from karnythia
  18. kandacelayne13 reblogged this from karnythia
  19. obliquecity said: As much as I support the Occupy movement (s), there are a number of issues that fester within it—like homophobia and racism. :/ and ugh, I too have heard vile things said about us Salvies and our country. Ridiculous.
  20. thegoddamazon reblogged this from karnythia
  21. karnythia reblogged this from nuestrahermana
  22. letsplaysomeportal answered: I’m leaving for study abroad. But i’m down for when I come back
  23. nuestrahermana posted this
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