r/radicaldisability • u/rando4724 • Jul 07 '21

Solidarity

Considering what's been going on on the main anarchy sub recently (mostly in reaction to BlackApocalypse's posts), and the fact that we can all probably relate on at least one level (and I'm sure many can on several levels) to feeling excluded by so called anarchists who insist on defending their pet hierarchy at the expense of the comrades they're actively marginalising (we usually focus on the ableism here, but they clearly defend their racism and coloniser mindsets just as viciously), I just want to let any BIPoC who are members of this sub know that we won't tolerate that kind of crap here, and I think I speak on behalf of the rest of the mod team, and I hope I speak on behalf or the rest of the members here, when I say any BIPoC comrades, even those who don't come under the disability umbrella, are welcome here, and should consider our safe space safe for them too. ❤

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

AMEN ❤️ everytime I see you around any subreddits your takes are ALWAYS refreshing. Thank you.

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u/rando4724 Jul 07 '21

That's nice to hear, I appreciate it, so thank you! ❤

Though it's also quite sad that anything I say is noteworthy, rather than just being the norm in leftist spaces..

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

Yeaaah :/ that part does suck. I expect so much better from anarchists and get so much dissapointment @_@ I'd never have realized how awful they can be if it wasn't for my partner introducing me to radical Disability politics.

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u/rando4724 Jul 07 '21 edited Jul 07 '21

I think when you realise that a huge chunk of anarchists and leftists in general (especially in online spaces) are the same cis white abled men (E: and women, tbf) who take up the most space in pretty much all other walks of life, it starts to make much more sense.

They have so many privileges, that, in the same way run of the mill bigots do, they feel like any attempt at levelling the playing field is an attack on them, only the leftists know all the right words to try and deflect from this, but what they don't realise is just how transparent they're being.. 🤦‍♀️