gothhabiba:

gothhabiba:

gothhabiba:

whites have two settings 1. blatant disrespect for boundaries, exotification, Orientalism, fetishisation, tokenisation, intrusion 2. performative distancing and creepy deference tinged with discomfort and even disgust but packaged as respect for boundaries

OR #1 that’s disguised as #2 (also known as Umami, The Third White)

#1

• has a “favourite” culture that they have no connexion to, covers their online spaces & perhaps their physical person in (orientalist approximations of) its aesthetics
• deliberately darkened or obscured icons
• Is Just So Fascinated With Other Languages
• Wants To Be Your Friend RIGHT AWAY. REALLY wants to take selfies with you
• describes skin colours using terms for food
• wants mixed children, will tell you all about it
• GOES AFTER poc who are probably younger than they are or otherwise disadvantaged compared to them. love bombing, heavy flirting. will probably dump all of them for a white person when it’s time to settle down
• definitely wants a harem
• “blatant racism is okay if I package it in sj rhetoric”

#2

• “can I follow if I’m white or do you not want my white eyes on this sacred poc space”
• “boost poc voices” (I don’t have an opinion about this I am not worthy)
• “#im white” on posts that aren’t even really about racism at all but that just like, barely mention someone not being white
• Don’t Let White Children Dress Up As Characters Who Are Racially Impu– uh, I mean, who are People of Colour
• maintains a suspiciously white space, talks about supporting poc all the time but has only talked to three of them
• “please give me a step-by-step guide for how to treat you like you’re not subhuman, I couldn’t possibly figure it out on my own, it’s all much too complex for me” aka acts like people of colour are mystical and incomprehensible creatures

#3 (The Third White)

• “step on me o melanated goddess”
• “#im white” on posts that they should not be reblogging at all
• “my fellow whites need to listen up because I know I’ve been guilty of this in the past but it isn’t that hard to just not do it"
• will probably reblog this very post

of course there’s mixing and matching. chuse your own adventure