AstridLu

6/14/15

Women and kids, too! Don’t forget kids! My dad’s life’s work is geared towards giving girls have access to education, and helping former child soldiers reintegrate into the local economy. I am mostly just saying this because I will brag about my dad at any opportunity I can possibly get because he is one of the…

6/14/15

6/13/15

Thank you for reading my reply - I am so utterly embarrassed by this whole thread. At least one of my explanation posts made it out of the greys so I don’t sound like an asshole #notallwhitepeople person anymore.

6/13/15

I love you

6/13/15

I know this is wikipedia, but it’s a good place to start because it lists all the studies in the same place. You can follow the footnotes for more/more reliable info. We’re at a very primitive stage of understanding this at the moment so there’s a lot of “well, X brain structure correlates with gender identity but we…

6/13/15

“it’s shorthand way to know which people are assholes that I should avoid in the future.”

6/13/15

Hey dude! I was going to start ignoring my grey replies but you actually put a lot of thought into this thing. While I agree in principal with everything you’re saying, speaking as an American (and a part-time European) white person I do think that the system in my own native regions is geared towards understanding me…

6/13/15

I have honestly no idea if this is a sarcastic post or not

6/13/15

HE NEEDS a silly name I swear

6/13/15

Oh. Head meet desk. Well, I’m sorry I misread what you said but at least you don’t think I’ve got white fragility syndrome. This post has been stressing me out/messing with my brain for hours. Have a delightful summer weekend.

6/13/15

I phrased my comment badly and I’m not saying what you think I’m saying. I was trying to provide proof that she was correct, not argue with her. I know that all white people are responsible and I make the exact argument that you just made pretty regularly. Unfortunately, all my clarification posts are in the greys and…

6/13/15

AHHHHHH ALL MY CLARIFICATION POSTS ARE IN THE GREYS AND IT IS DRIVING ME UP THE WALL

6/13/15

I love it. That sounds cute as hell.

6/13/15

I might be misunderstanding you as well, but I think my interpretation is the same as what you just described. I phrased my comment awkwardly so it sounded like I was disagreeing with her, which wasn’t my intention.

6/13/15

Oh, yes. I’m sorry, I think I misinterpreted your comment. The gender binary is absolutely construct, as is the idea that a gender can only be accompanied by the equivalent body-sex. The fact that gender exists in the mind regardless of culture is not a construct. I thought for a second that you were going down the…

6/13/15

Hey, I re-read my first comment here and realized it sounds like I’m mad at you/disagreeing with you. I am not good at phrasing and I really hope you didn’t take my comment the wrong way. What I meant to say is that you’re absolutely right that this is a thing that happens, and I hate that behavior too even though I’m…

6/13/15

Can’t edit anymore but I’ve re-read this comment and I wanna clarify that the thing I “can’t fucking stand” is when racist white people do the thing bitcholaporvida (A+ name btw) described them doing. I wasn’t trying to say that I couldn’t stand bitcholaporvida’s opinions & experiences and I’m really sorry it kind of…

6/13/15

“She’s saying it’s the racists who think, mistakenly, that all of their own race (perhaps secretly) are racist as they are.
I’m white myself and have seen exactly what she’s describing.”

6/13/15

“the poster was not saying “all white people are racist,” but that white people who are racist often say racially offensive things in front of other white people, assuming ALL other white people are fellow racists” no, no, I totally get what the poster was saying, and I was agreeing/trying to support their experience…

6/13/15

This isn’t a summer vacation story and we already knew it would be a sad trip, but here’s my attempt for an honourable mention: