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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What seems fake to you about supporting black-owned businesses?[/quote]

It's called performative white allyship.    [/quote]

Yep. Same thing as when white people respond with vitriol when someone asks how they can support BLM. I see it all the time on FB. You have these mostly white women attack the person, saying "it's not POC's job to do that! It's traumatic emotional labor!!"

Then a POC will often chime in, saying, "It's actually no problem. Here are some resources."

It's this performative self-flagellation that comes from white guilt. It crosses the line from being supportive to being in the territory of "doth protest too much." [/quote]

Thanks.   There are times when white people should just shut up.  Listen twice as much as you speak....[/quote]

No no no.

Yes, sometimes white people need to shut up. But this idea that white people can NEVER SPEAK is asininely stupid and counterproductive.

It reminds me of the NAACP thread recently. A white person asked if she can go to an NAACP meeting. Someone replied, saying "yes, but don't speak." Another said "white people shouldn't take up that space."

I had to remind them that the NAACP was co-founded by white people. Finally the 1st VP of the DC chapter came on and said "it goes without saying that white people are more than welcome. We have a white person who heads a committee." [/quote]

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