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Clever girl!: Being the Better Person Will Teach People To Treat You Like Crap

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whamola:

“We’re taught to turn the other cheek—that being kind in the face of hostility is the better way to respond to conflict so love can overcome hate. According to psychologist Clifford N. Lazarus, writing for Psychology Today, that sort of…

This almost feels like inconsistent parenting. What I mean is the reward for bad behavior equals encouraging bad behavior seems obvious when raising children, but oppressed people are taught to do the opposite when it comes to their oppressors… not that I am saying that the abused are obligated to raise or in our case educate abusers, only it seems that a lot of these privilege deniers are asking poc and indigenous folks particularly to be their fucking mommies.