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This thread is frustrating to me. I've had too many White people refuse to take responsibility for their racism due to mental illness, forgetting that mentally ill PoC (like myself!) exist and racism impacts our mental health severely. It's not our job to "forgive" racists. https://twitter.com/thucydiplease/status/1287199379619631104
I'm not going to forgive reactionary murder either, what the hell? My ex girlfriend tried to use Asperger's to excuse her abusive behaviour but it was still ABUSE. If she tried to use that to justify ATTEMPTED MURDER no amount of "but mental illness!!" will resolve that.
I don't care if racist statements were made in a fit of psychosis or not. The impact, especially on my own mental health, is JUST AS BAD. I don't think it's the place of White disabled people to ask us to forgive them since they think it's "not as bad".
What is this White racist bullshit I swear to God
(also: I am bipolar as well. I've lashed out at people during bad MH spells. No amount of "but it's just the bipolar" excuses any of that.)
I seem to be alone in this reading, but again: WHAT THE HELL
