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Why do I lack the ability to trust white people who claim to be progressive or leftist? (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago by Angel@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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When a person of color, especially if they're black like me, affirms their support for causes such as queer liberation, feminism, animal rights, or socialism, I immediately feel that I can believe, with minimal doubt, that they're truly convicted and principled in what they're advocating for.

However, when a white person claims to support leftism, until my skepticism is proven wrong, I immediately assume they're a dishonest and performative libshit. I then proceed to interact with them with hefty amounts of caution. If my assumptions are proven true, I'm never shocked.

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[-] WitchHazel@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 7 months ago

I mean It makes tons of fucking sense lol

I don't feel offended that I have to be so explicit that I fight against all forms of oppression and especially racism

People of color generally have no margin for error with these things, because someone could say the exact same shit I do and then support Biden's border policy. I don't see myself as a "good white person" because I recognize that they don't really exist in our everyday lives. I defer my judgement to people with different perspectives because I know I will hurt people otherwise.

Maybe you wouldn't have as bad of an issue if every white person acted similarly, but for a lot of people I feel like those attitudes never go away, so it feels more like the preparation for the start of progress rather than an actual step forward.

I apologize if I'm overstepping or offering my opinion when it is undesired.