Another Word for White Ally is Coward – AudioZine

  Another Word for White Ally is Coward – From Anti-State STL – MP3 – Print – Archive – Torrent – YouTube “The concept of the White Ally is bankrupt. One cannot be an ally to a category of people. To speak the words “I am a White Ally to people of color” is to … Continue reading Another Word for White Ally is Coward – AudioZine

Another Word for White Ally is Coward – From Anti-State STL – MP3 – Print – Archive – Torrent – YouTube

“The concept of the White Ally is bankrupt. One cannot be an ally to a category of people. To speak the words “I am a White Ally to people of color” is to commit an act of double speak, to internalize non-sense. There is no singular black voice that can be listened to, no authentic community leadership which to follow. There are only many different people with different ideas, life experiences and perspectives. To think otherwise, to think that all black people share a common opinion is extremely problematic, one might even say racist. One can be an ally to individuals though there are other words in the English language which describe this relationship with more grace: friend, lover, partner and sometimes cellmate or co-defendant.”

Music: Lil Boosie – Fuck the Police Ft. Webbie

For more writing from anarchists and others on the Furguson Uprising go Anti- State STL and check out the zine Dispatches From Ferguson Vol. 1