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I dragged myself out of familial racism. I was in the middle of some of the worst of it. This is what I learned.
Racism is:
the inability to tolerate discomfort
No self awareness
Not being able to selfsoothe
A lack of a strong internal sense of self that isn't rooted in hate
Racism is:
the inability to tolerate discomfort
No self awareness
Not being able to selfsoothe
A lack of a strong internal sense of self that isn't rooted in hate
Which then creates a lack of selfactualization outside of racist tropes
An inability to sort out general information using a basic logic familiarity
No distinction between external fears & internal biases
A difficulty in changing perspective which translates into being trapped
An inability to sort out general information using a basic logic familiarity
No distinction between external fears & internal biases
A difficulty in changing perspective which translates into being trapped
Which all creates a self identify rooted in the persecution of others
Internally understanding these actions as wrong means that they will always doubledown because to do otherwise would dismantle their entire self
But repeating this process is unsustainable
Internally understanding these actions as wrong means that they will always doubledown because to do otherwise would dismantle their entire self
But repeating this process is unsustainable
This is where we strike.
By not striking.
By offering an open hand.
Come build yourself based on virtuous behavior, kindness, & vulnerability.
We'll make room for you to ask yourself the hard questions & be there when you come up right.
Racism is ashes.
Cooperation is life.
By not striking.
By offering an open hand.
Come build yourself based on virtuous behavior, kindness, & vulnerability.
We'll make room for you to ask yourself the hard questions & be there when you come up right.
Racism is ashes.
Cooperation is life.
There's others like us.
You won't be alone.
It's like an addict going sober.
I know its what you know now but there's a beautiful fear free world of love & kindness & we can make it better together.
#ComeAwayFromRacism
#WeWillMakeRoom
You won't be alone.
It's like an addict going sober.
I know its what you know now but there's a beautiful fear free world of love & kindness & we can make it better together.
#ComeAwayFromRacism
#WeWillMakeRoom
Cuz there's another side to this coin & that is time is running out on racism. There is going to be a wall but not like they think.
It's a wall of people who won't allow this anymore.
Come to the right side of history now. Because not much longer will there be a chance.
It's a wall of people who won't allow this anymore.
Come to the right side of history now. Because not much longer will there be a chance.
Here's a guide to help.
And also, if you feel targeted by this regime of racism or unsafe...
And also, if you feel targeted by this regime of racism or unsafe...
We can always be better than we are.
When I was 5 years old my dad told me that black men hide in sewers to grab little white girls like me, so they could rape me.
When I meet racists I try to see myself, that scared little white girl, & then be as compassionate as I can be to them, while holding them to the light.
When I meet racists I try to see myself, that scared little white girl, & then be as compassionate as I can be to them, while holding them to the light.
The thing about growing up in an abusive home is it leaves you open to external predators as well.
What we do to children matters https://twitter.com/RedloraineV/status/1096634842928766976?s=19
What we do to children matters https://twitter.com/RedloraineV/status/1096634842928766976?s=19
In systems of abuse, everyone is vulnerable.
My mother's first husband was a terrible person who did unspeakable things, so when my mother found out his brother was raping her 3 month old baby it was almost impossible to get anything done about it. But she persisted & had him
My mother's first husband was a terrible person who did unspeakable things, so when my mother found out his brother was raping her 3 month old baby it was almost impossible to get anything done about it. But she persisted & had him
Arrested. She suffered horrible abuse as a price. It's probably why she allowed my father to continue raping my brothers.
It was better than what she came from. https://twitter.com/RedloraineV/status/1101179884703965184?s=19
It was better than what she came from. https://twitter.com/RedloraineV/status/1101179884703965184?s=19
I've sat back & watched.
I've educated myself & discovered the truth. I've pulled myself out of the ugliest systems to survive & thrive.
What I've learned is abusive people DO live through principles. I used to think there was chaos & no underlying principle to hold it together.
I've educated myself & discovered the truth. I've pulled myself out of the ugliest systems to survive & thrive.
What I've learned is abusive people DO live through principles. I used to think there was chaos & no underlying principle to hold it together.
The principles abusive people use are present in every fight we have w republicans, abusers, rapists, cheats, CEOs, pedophiles, & thieves.
It's all about taking the most while giving the least.
Controlling events without taking responsibility.
Keeping the best for themselves.
It's all about taking the most while giving the least.
Controlling events without taking responsibility.
Keeping the best for themselves.
Enjoying the cream more because the vulnerable have only poisoned water.
Hording more than they could ever use but it never being enough to fill their abyss.
Using fear to motivate others to do their bidding without remorse for the life that creates.
Protect the self above all
Hording more than they could ever use but it never being enough to fill their abyss.
Using fear to motivate others to do their bidding without remorse for the life that creates.
Protect the self above all
Their leadership is stoking fears, causing pain, & creating anxiety where none existed.
Hypocrisy is their bible, & holding themselves above all others is their gospel.
They will never show vulnerability, empathy, or concern because those are the qualities of their victims.
Hypocrisy is their bible, & holding themselves above all others is their gospel.
They will never show vulnerability, empathy, or concern because those are the qualities of their victims.
No matter what occurs they will shift blame for bad & take credit for good.
They will spin the story so much that evil is good & good is evil.
They use gaslighting, manipulation, control, & will even purposefully hurt their own to gain power over their minds.
They will spin the story so much that evil is good & good is evil.
They use gaslighting, manipulation, control, & will even purposefully hurt their own to gain power over their minds.
