What if the minorities are wrong?
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NONE_dc@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
As long as you don’t “correct” or act like you know better that minorities, you will be a good Ally.
Don’t say “I will help you!”, instead ask “how can i help you?”
blarghly@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
That’s the question from which fucked up shit start to happen, but let’s take it at face value.
In that case, you can look for a segment of the minority group that aligns with your ideals (because not all of us think the same way, we’re not a collective mind) and offer them your support.
Do you encounter, say, Latinos who support Trump? Leave them alone and offer support to Latinos who are critical of Trump; We’ll know how to use your help to take actions that benefit all of us, including those who are “wrong.”
U7826391786239@piefed.zip 14 hours ago
do you approve of the term “LatinX”?
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Nop! Not a single bit!
I doesn’t fit the pronunciation rules of most latinamerican countries, not even Brazil. I mean, How do you “say” that? what sound does the X represents? It’s like “LatinEx”? That sounds so silly! Like a Kingdom Hearts Villain or something.
If you want to be inclusive / non-binary, you better use “Latine” (La-ti-ne). That’s how the “inclusive language” works here.
Although, I argue that “Latino” is OK either way, since you’re talking about the collective from “LATINO-America”.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 12 hours ago
It is important to understand the context of who defined it.
It was mainly defined by queer people in various Latin communities as a self descriptor. LGBT acceptance within the various Spanish speaking communities in general is nowhere near universal, which explains why adoption of Latinx isn’t a thing.
I’d only use the descriptor if I knew that a lot of people there within earshot wanted to use that description.
Zwiebel@feddit.org 13 hours ago
No, just “latin”. Drop the o or a, done
Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Impossible. People like Jesse Lee Peterson don’t exist.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
It’s funny because I’m constantly seeing minority groups telling white people not to ask how to help and to just figure it out and help or get out of the way.
It’s kinda frustrating hearing so many different takes on white people trying to help because it feels like a large portion don’t want us to help at all
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
The thing is, to us, what you can do to help is so obvious that it feels like we’re being asked how to breathe.
Help your community, volunteer for a cause, don’t get involved in acts of hatred disguised as moralism or the defense of a national or ethnic identity, educate yourself by reading authors who are part of the minority you want to support, confront and accept the reality of privilege, etc.
But also, often the question “How can I help?” masks the real question: “How can I be a hero to your people?”. So I suppose that before one ask how to help, one should first ask oneself “Do I really want to help?” and be honest about it.