Savannah Kae
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Essayist who writes about social justice, racism, mental health, and other stuff on @Medium | she/her
Joined June 2016
I love it when MAGA clowns think punk bands are on their side. Punk is the antithesis of everything they believe in. Rage Against The Machine hates MAGA's guts. So does Green Day.
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#YallMasking. I got KN95 masks recently thanks to a kind person buying them for me from my wishlist, but surgical masks were all I could afford when I took this picture. I wanted to show some of us poor people also do what we can to protect ourselves and our community.
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Dear former right-wing kids,. Everything you did and said, you own for life. You can apologize, you can try to make up for it, and you might even earn and re-earn the trust of some, but none of that will erase the incredible harm you did to others.
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Dear white leftists,. Don't shame Black people for voting Democrat. A lot of us know what we're doing when it comes to advocating for our own liberation. You, especially as a white person, do not. Shut up.
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@DerenicByrd I'm a Black-biracial person who grew up in a sundown town. I wrote about it here:.
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"They found a gun in his car!". But it wasn't on him. He was unarmed. Meanwhile, police somehow manage to talk down white people who carry around multiple weapons and who actually murdered people. Do you see the problem now?. #JaylandWalker.
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No, it's because she's ugly on the inside -- spreading misinfo, being islamophobic and racist, and then crying victim whenever she's called out.
Amy Schumer thinks internet trolls are ‘mad’ she’s not ‘prettier’ or ‘thinner’
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Just a gentle reminder to my white friends. 🧵. These videos are *traumatic* for Black people. I'm seeing A LOT of you trying to empathize with us, responding to our tweets talking about our trauma, and saying, "same.". But it's not exactly the same for you as it is for us.
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THREAD. Suzanne, aka @GeorgeFloyd_com, is no ally. She will also fire Black writers if they say something she doesn't like. There are also questions surrounding her owning the domain and whether she actually got permission from the family to do so 1/.
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@nhannahjones Basically, what they're saying is, "How DARE they treat us like we're Black people!".
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And if you boo-hoo about that or have other people shame those who were hurt by you for not forgiving you, then you're not sorry. You probably never even changed. It's not just about changing your ideas. It's about changing the very core of who you were.
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Friendly reminder that not everyone can boycott. Some people live in areas where Walmart is the only place to shop, and they have to depend on Amazon for goods they can't find anywhere else. Rural living is tough, y'all.
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@archivistwasp @navuhodou if someone is completely toxic & you tried to confront them, that’s one thing. but if it’s just someone who doesn’t know they’re bothering you, you are trying to get complete control over the relationship/friendship/etc. by shutting them out w/o a word. control is abuse.
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@VerizonSupport @wizecrax Okay, look, I know that you’re probably just a customer service associate required to respond to any tweet abt cancelling service. You don’t deserve to be yelled at. But Verizon, as a corp, is horrible for supporting the dismantling of #NetNeutrality. .
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"We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist." - James Baldwin.
Sitting with someone you don’t see eye-to-eye with used to be regarded as a fine thing. Let’s get back to that.
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@archivistwasp @navuhodou the silent treatment hurts. as someone who has dealt w/ narcissists and the worst silent treatment/stonewalling, i get very upset when people just stop talking to me or ghosts me. PLEASE learn some assertiveness. your silent treatment hurts more than you understand.
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@shantilly_t I can definitely vouch. I'm a Black/biracial person who grew up in one. I wrote about it over a year ago.
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I only wrote one article for Susanne and was working on another before she dropped me as a writer. She took offense to things I posted about white women. I responded and offered an article for her to read. She also said I was white b/c I have a white mother lol: 5/
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Why would a university invite him to speak?. What could they learn from a racist murderer?.
CHAOS: Screaming University of Memphis students walk out a minute into Kyle Rittenhouse’s speech. @Mighty990KWAM
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Some people seem to be confused over what I mean by "kid." I'm not talking about literal children. There are no 6-yr-olds going online and celebrating Black people being murdered. I'm talking about teens - young adults. Young, but whose words and actions can still do harm.
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In fact, the majority of artists hate them. Artists are often against conservative nonsense. Don't like it? Create your own art--. Oh wait, you can't. None of you studied art. You devalue it any chance y'all can get by making fun of people who studied & practiced art for a living.
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@veryimportant @kevinrfree here, i can fix it:. One year ago, neo-nazi James Fields murdered activist Heather Heyer. Fields deliberately rammed into counter-protesters with a car during a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville.
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No true ally would act this way. And no one who acts this way should own the George Floyd domain. I'm not the only one who has had difficulties with her. I and others are trying to contact Ben Crump about her running the site to make sure it's legit. 8/.
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If she treated me like this, it's hard to tell how she would treat other writers. She also called a collective I'm a part of, Writers and Editors of Color (WEOC) a hate group. I boosted her once because she said she wanted more Black writers, but now, I wish I hadn't. 7/.
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@archivistwasp @navuhodou the silent treatment can also turn emotionally abusive. (note about the link - it talks about narcissism, but not everybody who plays the silent treatment is necessarily a narcissist).
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And no, their upbringing isn't an excuse. They still need to take full responsibility for the disgusting things they said and/or did.
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Also, some white allies are simply not really down for the cause. So some people of color understandably question their intentions. But everytime she's questioned, she shuts people down, typically via white tears. A true ally wouldn't mind being questioned. 3/.
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@VerizonSupport @wizecrax I’m planning on cancelling my service because of Verizon’s support of this. I’ve never had issues with my service for the 9 yrs I’ve been a customer. But I refuse to support a company that already overcharges for services looking to charge more & limit accessibility. .
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Firstly, Suzanne is a white woman. Apparently, she is not upfront about this with everyone. Personally, I don't think her being white would be a problem if she did get permission from the Floyd family to run the site, but again, that's questionable 2/.
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She also messaged me about it. I tried to have a talk with her about what I said, but she decided to drop me as a writer instead, calling what she was doing a "business," which looking at this now, doesn't sit right with me: 6/
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@Imani_Barbarin I know exactly who this is. I wrote an article for her and she later dumped me because she didn't like something I said about white women. Let me see if I can find the thread I wrote about her. .
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So, Miss "I made a business off of George Floyd's name" is finally being called out. To those of you wondering why I agreed to write for her, my own desperation made me overlook her real intentions.
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Fuck y'all with the "do you want a Muslim ban?!" shit. It's manipulative and condescending. You should spend your time and energy asking Biden, "Do you want to beat Trump? Do you care about this country enough to defeat him? Or is supporting a genocide more important?".
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Dear white people,. If you ever "help" a Black person, don't brag about it online like some sort of gross white savior. And don't proceed to call them an ableist slur.
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She also said she was paying me with her own money and not with donations. Now, it appears she considered the donations "her own money." So, now I feel dirty.
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. and considering how she treats people of color who say things she doesn't like, her intentions being questioned is more than fair. 4/.
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I am struggling HARD right now, but once I get regular paychecks from my new job, I will donate $150 to the George Floyd Foundation. This was the amount Suzanne gave me to write the piece I wrote for her.
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@nhannahjones That's why I think the work you're doing is so important. There was so much I didn't know about my own history, which caused me to think of myself as inferior. It was what I was taught, too.
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I was desperate for work, and I was foolish enough to believe she had permission from the Floyd family to run the site. I tried to contact the George Floyd Foundation about her but received no response.
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@VerizonSupport @wizecrax The fact that the current FCC chair used to work for Verizon says a lot. I do blame your greedy corporation for his irresponsible & ignorant decisions. He’s clearly a corp shrill of yours. You will get a lot of complaints over this, but understand it’s not abt the service.
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@nhannahjones I grew up in a small all-white town in Indiana. I was the only black person in my graduating HS class. I was the first black person some ppl have ever met. Yet they were taught to hate me and think of me as inferior, mostly subliminally.
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If you happened to have any run-ins yourself with Suzanne, please let me know below. I have a feeling she has treated others poorly as well.
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@ben080385 @VictoriasSecret ok cool. likewise, people have a right to say they’re wrong. VS customers can say theyre disappointed that ppl are being excluded for ignorant, bigoted reasons. ppl can point out the fact VS’s thinking here will lead to the brand’s death. freedom of speech is great, right?.
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Black people are guilty until proven innocent in the U.S. "justice" system. And even when they're proven innocent, they're guilty for being Black. #MarcellusWilliams.
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@ContraPoints Reverse political correctness — it’s now dehumanizing to tell people they’re dehumanizing others.
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Dear Floridians,. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you can't afford to evacuate and/or prepare for this hurricane. You're in tremendous danger. If you have any mutual aid requests, please tweet them here, and I'll boost them for you as much I can. Sorry boosting is all I can do.
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@archivistwasp @navuhodou reading the thread of that post though, that person had legit, solid reasons to break away from that situation. holy crap. that is a toxic situation. but their post was too generalized. but don’t ghost or play the silent treatment to avoid confrontation.
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@TonyRobbins @TheKenWilber you know who motivates me? people like the woman who stood up to you and remained firm about their own experiences, despite you trying to invalidate them.
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@Imani_Barbarin Here it is.
THREAD. Suzanne, aka @GeorgeFloyd_com, is no ally. She will also fire Black writers if they say something she doesn't like. There are also questions surrounding her owning the domain and whether she actually got permission from the family to do so 1/.
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Look at the community note. It's official -- whiteness has completely overtaken Twitter. It's trying to debunk biased portrayals, meaning data, facts, and truth behind and beyond the conventional numbers, you utter simpletons.
Black fathers are often portrayed as absent or distant, but that isn’t what most people experience, according to both data and Black dads themselves. Such biased portrayals are often based on who is telling the story.
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@landisstolen @brujacontumbao He was also known to abuse some of his followers, lie about being a "miracle healer," threaten people who want to leave the church. he was never benevolent. He was playing "civil rights activist" for self-gain and to find people to abuse. He was a malignant narcissist.
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Dear white Democrats,. If you believe we need to be respectable towards Nazis and fascists, unfollow me. Fuck them, and fuck you. You are not on my side. You're on theirs.
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So, apparently, @GeorgeFloyd_com was telling people I quit writing for her because I hate white women. Not true. 1. She was the one who dumped ME, and 2. I don't hate white women. Just her.
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Apparently, if you say "cracker" on Twitter, your post will be flagged as going against the rules for hateful conduct. But "n*gger" and other such slurs are totally fine. Love the double standard
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This isn't to say these vids can't affect you deeply too, but it's just vastly different from those of us who are the ones actually targeted by the police and who are in danger of being featured in a vid ourselves. So you can sympathize, but not empathize.
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Also, we need y'all to snap out of your shock and awe and help us. Protest, vote, make sure we can vote too, and just be there for us in ways you are able instead of being trapped in your own emotions.
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THREAD 🧵. Allow me to correct this tweet:. "A 24-year-old killed a man on the subway with a chokehold.". Brief, concise, truthful, active voice, removing all irrelevant info that can be added in the article, and still eye-catching.
A 30-year-old man died on the subway on Monday after he was placed in a chokehold, the police said. Witnesses said the victim had been acting in a “hostile and erratic manner” toward passengers on the train when the other man, 24, moved to restrain him.
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@LeftinMyHeart1 @AngryLawyerLady I ultimately voted for Hillary in 2016, but I was originally a Bernie supporter up until I saw how horribly ignorant he was about race issues and racism. Plus, the man is narcissistic. Then I saw his supporters -- a bunch of white dudes who talked down to Black people.
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This is how white supremacy and fatphobia intersect. She chose Lizzo because she believes her white skin, along with her lack of fat, earns her points compared to Lizzo (it doesn't. look at the comments).
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"No one is calling out Kanye 😭.". "Black people are.". "They don't count 😭.". So, support from Black people means nothing?. That's what I'm getting from the whole Sarah Silverman thing.
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@SeaTurt1e @owillis “not being polite” doesn’t mean “be actively rude and disrespectful.” i think this is a misconception a lot of ppl have. it means not walking on eggshells. putting the truth above comfort. sticking to the truth no matter how many ppl cry abt their discomfort w/ it.
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I don't understand why racists think, "You're Black but also a descendant of enslavers lolol" is a dunk. It's true -- the greater majority of Black Americans have on average 24% of European ancestry. But do you know why that is?. ENSLAVERS RAPED BLACK WOMEN.
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@TonyRobbins @TheKenWilber i just sent him the vid of you dismissing the #metoo movement, invalidating women’s experiences, talking down/physically intimidating a woman who was calmly explaining why you were wrong, and basically acting like an insecure “man” who i never want coaching my life.
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@realDonaldTrump it’s called political dissent. get used to it. i’d throw you out in a heartbeat. i don’t give a shit if you are president or how many supporters you have. YOU are supposed to serve US, and you haven’t. all you serve is chaos, so you deserve to be thrown out of our society.
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@jokacolaclassic men have interrupted me & force conversation on me while i was:. -reading a book.-listening to music w/ headphones.-jogging/walking.-talking on the phone/texting.-in the middle of bagging someone else’s groceries when i was a cashier.-in a college library doing homework.
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“Police have learned (Chau) had a strong desire to meet the Sentinelese and preach on the island, the source added.”. but that island was off limits. for a reason. dear Christian Americans, don’t. just don’t. leave people alone. stop trying to “save” everyone.
American killed on remote Indian island barred to visitors
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@Gxd_ @DerenicByrd My dad was originally from Louisville but moved in the area and became a saxophone player for a local band. I believe he was able to get by through being a part of a popular band in the area. My dad is also a very charming fellow. I think he was able to put white ppl at ease.
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@jokacolaclassic haha, you thought i was done?!. -shopping and busy calculating how much i’m spending.-in the middle of a conversation w/ someone.-in the middle of me ordering food at Wendy’s.-walking to the bus station at work, obv exhausted.-deep in thought and not smiling.
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@norchcity @dinningtoncalls Just some friendly advice from a biracial woman:. Your kid might be tough, but don't think racism doesn't bother her. I can promise you -- it gets to you. If she ever approaches you upset, please don't dismiss her as "tough".
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Netanyahu is a terrorist. They were applauding a terrorist. Fuck this country.
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I have to say Minneapolis Twitter is a force to be reckoned with. Indianapolis Twitter could learn something from y'all.
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@jokacolaclassic so guys, this is why many women and i are frustrated and angry at you. and why a lot of us really don’t care if you never speak to women again. i’m just trying to live my life and am introverted in general. jfc get a hobby for chrissakes.
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Dear white people who were just not aware:. It's "Black people," not "blacks". And yeah, the "B" is capitalized. There are grammar/societal rules behind that.
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Liz Cheney is a Republican, you fools. I'm sick and tired of hearing the shock and awe about her voting with Trump 93% of the time. Of course she did. SHE'S A REPUBLICAN.
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@TonyRobbins @TheKenWilber i hope my father sees it too and will understand why i never want to receive any other snippets of you until you do some serious self-reflection, apologize and change.
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@PLAINSCOTT @heyyguido i love how this issue has made so many men who are awful in bed tell on themselves.
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Abusers deliberately target vulnerable people to take advantage of. This is what Suzanne aka @GeorgeFloyd_com did to get "gig workers.".
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A lot of people from Minneapolis and Minnesota are following me now. I live in Indiana, so feel a strange sense of Midwestern solidarity lol.
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The support I've been getting has been overwhelming. Y'all are making me cry!. When Suzanne dumped me as a writer, I was fairly depressed about it. I felt even worse as I thought everything out and concluded she was a scammer. My depression took a nose dive then.
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It's usually white people who need to worry about "talking politics" with their family members during holidays. How many of y'all actually tolerate your racist uncles so that you can eat free food?.
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@Sondra_Rose5 @NiceTshimitYou As a biracial woman, I would hate it if my white mother used me as a prop to invalidate a Black woman's experience.
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I don't know anyone in my life who *isn't* living paycheck-to-paycheck. I think 78% is underestimating.
78% of people in the US are now living paycheck-to-paycheck, while the 400 richest people added another $500 billion to their $4.5 trillion net worth last year. Capitalism is working as intended, and this will only get worse if we allow it to continue.
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What a lot of people don't understand is this:. White people are *taught* to distrust Black people. Black people *learn* not to trust white people. One is clear indoctrination (into white supremacy). The other is based on real-life experiences and solid facts and data.
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@asomer @texasinafrica which is dumb. when i was in college, students slept in common rooms, at the library, in class, out on the parking lot, in the hallways, in the bathrooms. .
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I haven't seen one Black person who has said they would vote for Cornel West. It's all been white leftists. That's because Black ppl know, 1. He won't win, 2. He really isn't for us, and 3. He's out of his damn mind. But white leftists respond to our concerns w/ racist bs.
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@archivistwasp @navuhodou i just found another good article about the silent treatment in friendships:.
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You want to know the truth?. I hate allyship. I hate allies. I can't even stand the word "ally.". Allies often suffer from unwarranted self-importance. They're annoying. They believe calling themselves "allies" is enough to gain trust and then whine when it isn't.
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