Not every white person is a racist, but the genius of racism is that you don’t have to participate to enjoy the spoils. If you’re white, you can be completely oblivious, passively accepting the status quo, and reap the rewards.
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—Mychal Denzel Smith, “White People Have to Give Up Racism” (via thenationmagazine)
A very good definition of privilege.
(via blueandbluer)
I am fully aware that there are times when I am too much of a high tide; When my jealous heart built from years of proving that I was worthy of unworthy people’s attention threatens to split us like a gene.
— Joshua Bennett - Plankton (via justbjoe)
my brother is 21 years old and a chef in a 5 star restaurant and he still has dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets for dinner every night so dont let anybody tell you how to live your life
