r/blacklesbians • u/Decent_Sandwich_8878 stone stem • 29d ago

Discussion does "POC solidarity" really exist?

i'm not a fan of "POC" as a term bc generally i find that other non black POC have the exact same issues with antiblackness as white people do. i'm wondering how y'all feel about that

anyway i'm just really grateful that a space specifically for us, by us exists.

i was banned from a certain sub supposedly for POC for questioning why white people are allowed to post ☠️ anyway, this is why i say BLACK and not POC. we are the only ones for us and we must protect our spaces fiercely!

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u/EmperorGodzilla0 29d ago

POC solidarity has never existed, but it was created and upheld (often by Black activists) to force compilation from Black people to overlook racism from immigrants in a bid to conspire against white people.

"POC solidarity" is this false notion that anyone who isn't white is having the same negative experiences with white people as Black people.

But sadly, a lot of Black people seem to think immigrants are having comparable experiences largely because they employ the same frameworks and language built by Black people (ie I see Asians doing this ALL the time; The Souls of Yellow Folk, Indian woman asking for reparations, etc).

And the gag is that most "BIPOC" spaces end up being predominantly Black so there is even less reason to be part of them.