Anonymous asked: Honestly I think the idea that " if a minority declares something racist/sexist/etc then it objectively is" is dumb because minorities don't always agree on these things, plus it gives people too much control. "I hereby declare your opinion evil. You must now drop it and beg me for forgiveness."
In principle I agree with this, and I’ve certainly seen it abused.
In practice, though, sometimes it’s more like shorthand for “I can tell you’re being [x]ist, I don’t have the time/energy/education/fucks to explain why and endure the ensuing sealioning, but trust me on this one, I’ve seen a lot of [x]ism and that’s a prime specimen.”
And to answer that with “so are you saying just because you’re an [x] you get to call me [x]ist?” is going to naturally provoke a response of “you know what, sure, yeah, that’s what I’m saying, go away now.”