Have you heard the protest solidarity phrase "don't split"?
If you havent before, now you have
What does it mean?
We get it from Hong Kong, and it means
"When you share the goal of a group of protestors, do not crtiticize their methods of resistance"
Doing so is tone policing, it delegitimizes the cause and gives the oppressor grounds to disregard and retaliate against resistance members
You dont have to like protestors' methods to support what theyre after
From now on, whatever you do
(Especially to my fellow Americans)
DO NOT SPLIT
Loving reminder that the working people of the world have far more in common with each other than we do with the wealthy global elites ✌
️
No matter where we are
We workers and poors share more with each other than we do with the Epstein class
They need us to forget that
I dont know yet how we're going to fix this
But i do know that we CAN 🩷
🌍
🩷
Just realized:
I was at the ER yesterday, and the people wearing masks were mainly the patients and the lower ranking and/or non-white staff members
Its never been easier to tell at a glance how trustworthy any random human in public is, bc there is no excuse for not wearing one at this point. None of the staff at the ER who treated me poorly wore one, but all of the staff who were kind to me, did. There was very little if any deviation from this pattern. The same attributes that make a medical provider trustworthy also result in them choosing to mask, and vice versa.
The thing about a medical excuse not to wear one is that such a situation doesnt exist. If youre "too sick to wear a mask" youre also infinitely more vulnerable to the infections they would shield you from in the first place. You would be doing things like social distancing or fully avoiding crowded/enclosed spaces bc even minor infections could land you in the hospital. You would be loudly in support of other people masking bc you are the very person those masks protect. There is also no such thing as a medical provider who doesnt need to mask.
If you want other people to know youre a safe person, wear a fkn mask. If you dont, we see you, bc you are wearing your trustworthiness right on your face.
#CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #maskup
Re- #introduction post
Hai fedi friends 🩷
If we already know each other, hello again! It's me, my old server no longer exists & beige.party is very kindly hosting my new accounts (plz pardon my dust while I rebuild) 🚧
If this is our first meeting, hello there! I'm Irene, here's some stuff about me:
* im kind not nice
* i fake wellness not illness
* the trauma specialist literally said "therapy offers you nothing, heres a bag of chips, you have to go now"
* i made up a "how to tell if someone is a safe person" test, and the forensic psychiatrist i showed it to literally said "they wont be able to lie to you if you ask them that"
* i take absolutely everything seriously
* my life partner says im "tragically beautiful" and i know theyre correct
* im extremely bad at being governable
* i will probably make you uncomfortable and im fine with that, save us both & block me quickly ✌️
Apropos of nothing
Here are some ways to participate in a #strike you may not realize count/matter:
If you have to go to work:
- Slow down, produce less than usual
- Make mistakes
If you must go to school:
- Cry (yes, seriously)
- Ask questions that require long answers
If you have to shop:
- Go to a locally owned market, esp if that market is owned by marginalized people
- Buy directly from small/local vendors
Find other ways to throw sand in the gears of the economy, use your eyes and get creative
Disruption is the goal
Do your own risk assessment, you may not be able to do everything but you can do SOMETHING ✌️
#generalstrike #protest #iceout
Have you heard the protest solidarity phrase "don't split"?
If you havent before, now you have
What does it mean?
We get it from Hong Kong, and it means
"When you share the goal of a group of protestors, do not crtiticize their methods of resistance"
Doing so is tone policing, it delegitimizes the cause and gives the oppressor grounds to disregard and retaliate against resistance members
You dont have to like protestors' methods to support what theyre after
From now on, whatever you do
(Especially to my fellow Americans)
DO NOT SPLIT
Loving reminder that the working people of the world have far more in common with each other than we do with the wealthy global elites ✌️
No matter where we are
We workers and poors share more with each other than we do with the Epstein class
They need us to forget that
I dont know yet how we're going to fix this
But i do know that we CAN 🩷🌍🩷
Just realized:
I was at the ER yesterday, and the people wearing masks were mainly the patients and the lower ranking and/or non-white staff members
Its never been easier to tell at a glance how trustworthy any random human in public is, bc there is no excuse for not wearing one at this point. None of the staff at the ER who treated me poorly wore one, but all of the staff who were kind to me, did. There was very little if any deviation from this pattern. The same attributes that make a medical provider trustworthy also result in them choosing to mask, and vice versa.
The thing about a medical excuse not to wear one is that such a situation doesnt exist. If youre "too sick to wear a mask" youre also infinitely more vulnerable to the infections they would shield you from in the first place. You would be doing things like social distancing or fully avoiding crowded/enclosed spaces bc even minor infections could land you in the hospital. You would be loudly in support of other people masking bc you are the very person those masks protect. There is also no such thing as a medical provider who doesnt need to mask.
If you want other people to know youre a safe person, wear a fkn mask. If you dont, we see you, bc you are wearing your trustworthiness right on your face.
#CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #maskup
Re- #introduction post
Hai fedi friends 🩷
If we already know each other, hello again! It's me, my old server no longer exists & beige.party is very kindly hosting my new accounts (plz pardon my dust while I rebuild) 🚧
If this is our first meeting, hello there! I'm Irene, here's some stuff about me:
* im kind not nice
* i fake wellness not illness
* the trauma specialist literally said "therapy offers you nothing, heres a bag of chips, you have to go now"
* i made up a "how to tell if someone is a safe person" test, and the forensic psychiatrist i showed it to literally said "they wont be able to lie to you if you ask them that"
* i take absolutely everything seriously
* my life partner says im "tragically beautiful" and i know theyre correct
* im extremely bad at being governable
* i will probably make you uncomfortable and im fine with that, save us both & block me quickly ✌️
Irene (she/they, Sir/Mr.)