Every once in a while we come across a classy thread.
Super classy even.
Like this thread on the evils of white women from a professor named Preston Mitchum (according to Preston’s bio, he also writes for ThinkProgress, The Root, and MTV which says a lot):
We must have a conversation about how white women show up in spaces — both professional and personal. It’s amazing how white womanhood is treated as innocence when it has caused so much harm and violence to Black and brown people.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 7, 2019
Freakin’ white women.
There is no innocence in white womanhood except, MAYBE, to white men. And that isn’t saying much.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 7, 2019
Huh?
I think about all the white women who have gotten Black men killed. I, historically, think about all the white women who lied on being sexually assaulted by Black men (which is hella complicated and discomforting). I think of white women who steal Black women’s writing.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 7, 2019
He seems nice, right? You know he’s a blast at birthday parties.
I think of the white women who raise racist white sons. I think of the white women who blame their racist white husbands despite them being married. I think of the white women who didn’t care about abortion restrictions until their bodies were ALSO under attack.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 7, 2019
We’re not sure Preston really knows any white women … just sayin’.
I think of the 53% who easily voted for Trump. I think of the white women who believe they champion issues for people of color until their opinion is challenged. White women can be just as dangerous as white men. And that must be interrogated.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 7, 2019
Interrogated?
From the bottom of this editor’s heart (who happens to be a white woman), get bent, prof.
And before a someone even begins to think they are immune, I *also* think of the progressive white women who show you they aren’t progressive the moment we discuss racial justice.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) August 7, 2019
Oh, so it’s all white women, not just evil conservative white women.
Gosh, Preston, thanks for clarifying.
The scariest part of this post is that you are a professor.
— Samurai Apocalypse (@starlasworld) August 8, 2019
Shaping young minds.
Yup.
Are white women allowed in the conversation or should we just stay out of your space and you can just talk about us behind our backs?
— Jenny Anne (@tantrumblue1) August 8, 2019
Misogynistic much?
— Haley Thomas (@hthomasmail) August 8, 2019
Oh just a little.
That’s pretty harsh
— Will Lewis (@authorwilllewis) August 8, 2019
Indeed it is. But when you have people pushing a narrative (like this) that vilifies huge groups of others, folks like Preston feel justified in writing such horrible garbage because in their little minds, if white women vote for Trump and disagree with them politically they deserve to be harassed.
We read a lot of stupid on Twitter (hello, we cover AOC), but this is really dumb.
Congrats Preston!
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