Has your definition of “racism” changed over the years? Mine has. It’s not enough to “not be a racist”: we must be anti-racists.
@maryrarick There is no neutral with racism. #antiracist #blacklivesmatter #riseup #dontagonizeorganize #momsoftiktok #votersuppression #vote #greenscreensticker
For most of my childhood I was raised in a right-wing conservative Christian cult. I attended a private Christian school. We lived on a 62-acre farm with no TV and, for 3 years, no phone. We listened to WDLM on the radio. We were sheltered. We were taught to “trust and obey.” We were told to not ask questions. We were told to forgive and forget. We encountered horrific abuse and neglect.
And we were groomed.
So today, you’ll find that I tend to speak out. Here’s why.
@maryrarick #duet with @Kellie #religioustrauma Drop a comment if you’re still healing from right wing conservative trauma. #rightwing #conservative #conservativetiktok #focusonthefamily #billgothard #billgothardsurvivor #sa #exfundamentalist #excatholic
White folks, this one’s for you.
@maryrarick It means we have to step into discomfort. I’m here for it. #wytprivilege #wytwomen #wytprivilege #privilege #privilegecheck
I was raised to believe it wasn’t polite to talk about politics, religion or money. Except when we were knocking on doors handing out religious tracts. Am I right?
Not talking about politics is what gave us President Trump and his vile administration. I am responsible for that because I didn’t use my voice. Because I figured voting was enough. I also thought voters would use their brains and vote for Hillary. I thought they were intelligent. That they were capable of critical thinking. That they were intelligent. Boy, was I wrong.
So here we are seven years later, and if you look around, you can see that the results of that election have also resulted in books being banned, women’s rights being taken from them, the LGBTQ and immigrant communities being vilified, and on and on.
So what are you doing about it? It’s time to speak up.
@maryrarick The time to speak up is now. Why have you been silent? #midterms #dontagonizeorganize #riseup #patriarchy