Andrea Gibson - A Letter To White Queers, A Letter To Myself

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9 жыл бұрын

Andrea Gibson on racism from the white queer perspective. This powerful poem moved me to tears. Performed at Columbia College in South Carolina.

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@ApologyWithoutRegret 9 жыл бұрын

"not thinking about locking your door that night" God, this poem, every time I hear it I want to cry

@raynredish76 7 жыл бұрын

Their use of their privilege is beautiful and important.

@processesofbecoming2516 9 жыл бұрын

I wish more people saw this poem, it's beautiful.

@wakingtheworld 7 жыл бұрын

Powerful stuff as ever. Punches you right where it hurts. Leaves you reeling. And numb. And sad for humanity.

@TigerPrawn_ 9 жыл бұрын

So utterly powerful, I'm crying. I was only born in 1998, but the pain still affects me, it's the pain of all humanity to bear. peace x

@darcgibson5099 8 жыл бұрын

+Kats987124 Stop appropriating other people's pain! You have no right to their suffering!

@TigerPrawn_ 8 жыл бұрын

I can have sympathy and feelings can't I?

@craffte 8 жыл бұрын

it just means you have a human heart and it works properly. denying someone empathy is a concept we will NEVER see coming from love. that shit is only rooted in hate. :)

@TheRainbowTimes 9 жыл бұрын

Moving, loud and clear message. We heard you and we are glad that one of ours shared it with us.

@alextaylor0319 7 жыл бұрын

my partner introduced me to your works youre their favorite and now youre mine too. i love you, thank you for creating everything you have.

@ToyPlains 9 жыл бұрын

This may be the greatest poem I've ever heard.

@morningmadera 8 жыл бұрын

+Jonmarc Olivier maybe you should read some more ...

@kristas.358 7 жыл бұрын

Our silence is not a plastic gun. It is fully loaded. It has lethal aim.

@mmrkitefan 9 жыл бұрын

So raw and true and beautiful.

@kiarabird42 8 жыл бұрын

So good. Thank you, Andrea.

@ruthogden9695 5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about this today. Thank you for posting.

@Koribaby1 8 жыл бұрын

Andrea you weren't supposed to hurt me like this. So much yes here. @.@ Thank you.

@traceyfrederick2925 7 жыл бұрын

This woman is my new hero. I'm in love!

@MrSynhair 9 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!!!!!

@creaturetapped 5 жыл бұрын

This is such a powerful poem. I'm speechless.

@BeyondTheStarzTV 8 жыл бұрын

she has left me truly speechless

@ninreck5121 8 жыл бұрын

me too

@onlykara91 7 жыл бұрын

They*

@BeyondTheStarzTV 7 жыл бұрын

oh, i wasn't aware! thank you for correcting me!

@jamin946 8 жыл бұрын

Incredible. I'm speechless

@catherined1251 6 жыл бұрын

The first time I heard this poem the lines about Eric Gardner didn't exist yet, because Eric Gardner was still alive.

@elitamac 9 жыл бұрын

This incredibly blew me away..

@rebeccasnow4162 8 жыл бұрын

Sharing with my students!

@hads5279 6 жыл бұрын

"White is having all of Eric Garner's air in your lungs."

@sidneykennard-sheldon7928 3 жыл бұрын

this is just what I needed today. thank you for this

@TylerDill 8 жыл бұрын

Anybody know where I can get the published poem of this? I want to use it in a poetry reading but I need to find the words to print off.

@kaylaatthedisco1 8 жыл бұрын

+Tyler Dill Her book Pansy

@onlykara91 7 жыл бұрын

Their*

@meredithsickel6655 7 жыл бұрын

Listen to it enough times and you'll suddenly realize you know all the words by heart. When this happens, write them down 😉

@IndieSuperhero 8 жыл бұрын

So amazing.

@SalzwedelKempCaleb 4 жыл бұрын

This needs to be herd now more then ever.

@Bloodanna 8 жыл бұрын

holy fuck. this is... there are no words.

@samanthasbhs 4 жыл бұрын

Still relevant

@lakecypress9104 8 жыл бұрын

This is true.

@TKRepository 6 жыл бұрын

Gay.

@sparrowwestlake7267 4 жыл бұрын

I C yes

@No-by5gr 3 жыл бұрын

Lol your the problem

@No-by5gr 3 жыл бұрын

@@sparrowwestlake7267 lol your the problem

@pillbug1657 8 жыл бұрын

Vom!!

@morningmadera 8 жыл бұрын

+Pill Bug vomit? I agree ...

@darcgibson5099 8 жыл бұрын

So it should never be minorities' responsibility to educate white people... yet white people are not allowed to comment on minorities... so what do we do? Just ignore them? Just leave it? Doesn't really make sense, does it? So much cognitive dissonance. As long as you can string together a sentence that includes "minorities" and "white people" you'll get a clap and a cheer. And I even identify as someone on your "side" (far away from you on this side, albeit). You undermine our cause. Hack.

@IndieSuperhero 8 жыл бұрын

+Darc Gibson You get educated. You just don't ask 1 person to speak on behalf of all people.

@meredithsickel6655 7 жыл бұрын

"educate" vs "comment". Those terms mean very different things. Stop treating them like synonyms and ill bet you'll be able to answer your own question

@meredithsickel6655 7 жыл бұрын

She said it isn't the responsibility of people of color to educate us about white privilege. I think you may be interpreting it as her saying it isn't their responsibility to educate us about themselves. Not at all. White privilege is something wholly experienced by, created by, etc. white people. No white person has any excuse to not 100% understand it. Yet so many act as if they don't...or even as if there is no such thing. And they end up having to school us on it because no one else will. And that's adding insult to injury, to put it insultingly mildly