I grew up poor, and no one has ever fucking cared.
Now that the mostly white middle class is dying, I’m supposed to care? Bitch please. I’m from the bottom. I’ve never had any illusions about what I am or where I might go in life. Never had the PRIVILEGE of dreaming. Because it is a privilege. To actually have faith in the world and people around you. I’ve never had that luxury. Being raised in bullshit, abuse and violence makes it alot easier to recognize when those things are used in another context.
I don’t have SHIT, yet I’m supposed to somehow pull myself up by my bootstraps and be a better person than all these privileged assholes? In a system set up to use and marginalize me in the first place? Fuck that. Some people may call it jaded or cynical, I’m starting to think it’s more about not being naive. Until I see white progressives and liberals making a genuine effort towards fighting poverty and racism, I’m fucking done. You get no credit or ally points from me.
