Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jul 3, 2023

A Republican got offended I called the founding U.S. citizens "colonizers,"—rebuking me that “the original 13 colonies were beacons of freedom.”

I asked him to repeat that part...slowly. Apparently "colonies" is respectful—but calling those who built colonies "colonizers" is not.🤔

Also, I'm sure the enslaved, Native Americans, women, and anyone not a WASP wealthy land owner would likely disagree with that whole "beacon of freedom" part.

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How do words work?
Yeah, this keeps happening where a familiar term suddenly makes my whites go crazy. “Privilege” is a great example. A word so nice it was in the slogan enticing folks to get American Express cards. But if used to describe systemic inequality it’s now offensive.
Here,
Colonial and colonies 😀
Colonizer 😡
Colonist 🙂
Hmmm 🤔
Some white folk are children. You see it’s the verby one that’s least liked. Implies agency, responsibility 🚨🙅🏽‍♂️
Jul 3, 2023 at 5:52amWeb