Antiracism allyship

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For white people!

proper language

Ways you can respond to Racism

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1) Reporting The Incident To Police : uhhhh idk about this cuz acab

Tell the police the exact words said by the perpetrator(s), (with racist, ethnic, or other bias-motivated slurs, in particular, how many times they were said). The way the perpetrator(s) were saying the slurs — for instance, was he or she yelling them? Did the perpetrator only use words or terms that you’ve heard before or did they use language that seemed meaningless — for example RAHOWA, 1488, ROA, HFFH? Such terms actually could be associated with extremist ideology and reflect bias or bigotry.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the person who calls the police often has the upper hand over them. So if you see them dialing 911, try to do it right away to possibly be the first one to ask for police assistance.

2) Reporting The Incident To a Third Party :

These places include -

For workplace racism: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

For public acts of racism: U.S. Department of Justice or the Office of Civil Rights

For housing & real estate racism: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

For racism in schools: U.S. Department of Education

And most importantly you can report every and all type of hate crimes to the FBI. There’s an entire FBI division that works solely on hate crimes against civilians. You can do that by contacting your nearest FBI office, which you can find via the FBI office location searcher -

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices⁠

or by a phone call at 1-800-(225-5324) for the Major Case Contact Center. Cyber hate crimes can also be reported the FBI - Internet Crime Complaint Center -

https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx⁠

3) Allies Verbally Protecting POC :

Convey disapproval or discomfort: without being aggressive.

Question their use of the words or action so you can gauge their intent: "Why do you say/do that?" or if it’s a racist joke, pretend to not understand the punch line so they have to try to explain it to you and face their racism out loud head-on.

Convey your feelings: Let them know how the comment or joke makes you feel.

Question their ignorance: ask them things like “what makes you think that?”, “Have you always thought that?”, or “Do you think there’s anything that would make you change your mind about that?”

Don't stoop to their level: If you choose to engage with them either to protect a POC present or stand up for POC, don’t name call or unnecessarily yell. You being so calm and collected proves your point and highlights how hateful they are.

Avoid calling them a 'racist' if possible: People get more upset about being called racist than the fact that their actions were racist. So instead, say "You sound racist." That is a better alternative as it is targeted towards the choice of words and not the person.

4) Helping Racists Change :

Point out racism behind closed doors: Tell them that their message or action was racist even if you were the only one there to witness it. Doing this conveys social norms and makes it clear that what they’re saying is so gross that it’s hurtful even when no POC is there. It’s this kind of 24/7 allyship that makes a long-term difference gradually.

Avoid teaching and preaching before they’re ready. Unless you see some indication that the person is willing to listen to a factual dialogue don't try to change their beliefs yet. Younger people with these beliefs will actually ask you to send them statistics and studies. This is an indication that they actually aren’t too far gone to change, this is when you can move from calling out to teaching.

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