Kate
mildly communist
Following with interest. I know I often resort to ANIMAL GIFS on Whatsapp because I try to avoid using ones of POC, ones of white men are just no and there's only so many times you can use Judge Judy.
I would say to those thinking we should just get rid of GIFs… that absolutely wouldn’t change things, because people would just go back to their text memes that were posted before, Whitney quotes and whatnot.
These are 2 of my most used gifs, both from BBUSA but... OMG! one of them is a POC, does that make me half racist? Thank god Britney is white, or I would be a total racist.
Seriously, some people need to get a life, if someone thinks that I'm supossed to use only white people gifs, well fuck off. I don't care if they're black, white or purple, how is that in any way racist? I don't get it.
I suppose that’s why we have Moira RoseFollowing with interest. I know I often resort to ANIMAL GIFS on Whatsapp because I try to avoid using ones of POC, ones of white men are just no and there's only so many times you can use Judge Judy.
It’s a difficult read. I don’t know why people have to centre themselves in a discussion and/or jump to being defensive? Can’t we talk about the experiences of other people without throwing ourselves into the narrative?No one has said that, yet you created a narrative and are angry about it without bothering to read all the nuanced things that have been said in this thread.
This thread is exhausting.
I was being a bit silly and I'm sorry if I offended anyone. I don't know, these days I see people on twitter being offended for the smallest things that I can't believe were said with bad intention.No one has said that, yet you created a narrative and are angry about it without bothering to read all the nuanced things that have been said in this thread.
And I oop-Also I had to do a [insert gif of POC doing a double-take] that a poster referred to themselves with pride as a white-passing Arab, and it wasn't @RaspberrySwirl
Though read back, ma puce, I literally said it made me privileged. And I really don’t say that with any pride, au contraire même.Also I had to do a [insert gif of POC doing a double-take] that a poster referred to themselves with pride as a white-passing Arab, and it wasn't @RaspberrySwirl
I know chérie, I was just trolling my babe RSThough read back, ma puce, I literally said it made me privileged. And I really don’t say that with any pride, au contraire même.
It’s a difficult read. I don’t know why people have to centre themselves in a discussion and/or jump to being defensive? Can’t we talk about the experiences of other people without throwing ourselves into the narrative?
Tisch’s post about not having considered the viewpoint in the opening post before but now giving it some thought was such a great response. BE MORE LIKE TISCH, MOOPY.
Just having a little think about this. To those who feel strongly: would you say there is a difference between a genuinely famous POC (Oprah, Morgan Freeman) to say "random black woman pulling a funny face"?