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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 [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm white and I still give a massive eyebrow raise to any other white person who claims to be leftist if I don't really feel like I know them

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the most half-assed ones just say they're progressive, seems like a bigger red flag especially because even the best case isn't great

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

True, true. Personally, I've simply had too many former friends who were significantly less radical than what I thought they were when it really started getting down to it and it's starting to make me a lot more cautious/suspicious around other people with left leaning politics