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wtfwhiteprivilege:

Hi! I follow your Tumblr, WTF White Privilege. I’m white and acknowledge the fuckton of privilege that it comes with. I really appreciate the work that you do and the important conversations that your blog starts.

I’m attaching a JPG of a screengrab that I took from a (former) Facebook friend’s wall. When I saw her status advertising a “MLK day eve party with 40s and fried chicken,” I lost my damn mind. Then, reading the comments, I started crying hard rage-y femme tears. I don’t understand how these people can FUCKING APPROPRIATE STEREOTYPES OF BLACK CULTURE ON THE BIRTHDAY OF A CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND. I am so angry and sad and hurt. I grew up in Atlanta. I’ve seen some racist bullshit. But never among a group of “progressive” identifying people my own age. Aren’t we past this shit? I mean, honestly, on a holiday meant to honor and celebrate and remember the CLEARLY ONGOING struggle for equality, these idiots are mocking black people. Like, stereotypes are what they associate with MLK?!?! I know I shouldn’t be surprised, I guess, but I’m just so fucking mad.

Anyway, I write this because #1) I need someone to be on my level about the litany of things wrong with this (not the least of which is the dickwad who refers to calling the NCAA. THE NCAA!!! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!), and #2) I want to post this somewhere that I know people will see it. I don’t have many followers on Tumblr, so it seemed like a waste to just put it on my page (diabeticcelebrity.tumblr.com). So, if you would oblige me, please post this on your feed. I don’t care if you do or don’t link it to my Tumblr.


Thanks for all the work you do.

Submitted by Leigh R. And forever LULZ because that one person is gonna tell the NCAA, and not the NAACP…

Original poster asks “Aren’t we past this shit?”

Answer: No, we aren’t. 

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