minorities shouldn’t have to lose their few heroes for the sake of proving a point to a privileged audience

Poussey Washington

I didn’t go to bed till 4:30 am last night, because I was crying. Poussey was the first and only representation I have ever seen of myself.

A black lesbian and they decide to fucking kill her.

But not only that, but to build up her relationship with Soso, to make her happy seconds before.

Having flashbacks for the fucking cop that killed her. Make us pity HIM and feel sorry for HIM because it was an accident.

She was my representation and you killing her off to “educate” fucking white people is fucking disgraceful.

Like the words of me and my people aren’t enough that you have to kill a fucking 90/100lb black girl in the same way of Eric Garner to make white/straight people think “hmm maybe black and/or gay people are being killed hmm”

And so soon after the Pulse shootings too. Not even a week later. They couldn’t had moved the release date?

I’m not going to watch the last episode. I know what happens. They leave her body on the ground. Can’t even treat em with respect in death.

They go around killing us on TV then turn around and kill us in real life. And you know what. I’m fucking done with it. And I’m fucking scared

I feel terrible that you’re scared. This shouldn’t be happening. This really needs more conversation, needs to be treated no differently than what happened with Lexa, et al.

It’s even more frustrating considering so many people speaking out on this are getting the same BS Clexa fans got after Lexa’s death. ‘It’s just television’ ‘It’s just a character’ ‘It’s just fiction’ ‘yay the bitch is dead.’

So much fucking ignorance and so few willing to learn.

What the hell, fandom?

hellalez:

I don’t know what’s happening right now with OITNB fandom accusing Clexa fandom of not making a big deal about Poussey’s death on OITNB. My Twitter is *full* of Clexa fans who are incensed about Poussey and def making a big deal out of it. I think basically one person here on Tumblr who has a bunch of followers/defenders has made the Clexa fandom look terrible. That blogger definitely does not represent the Clexa fandom that I’ve experienced.

I strongly suggest unfollowing people who try to make the case that Poussey isn’t BYG and/or those who would downplay the fact that she’s also a WOC.

This has been a devastating season for LGBTQ+ and for POCs, fictional and in real life. No one should be undermining the importance of what is going on.

I’ve never seen OITNB. I now know I never will.

We’re done with dead lesbians and we are especially done with killing POC for shock value – when reality is just outside, happening every day and there is nothing about such a story line that offers anything new, any wisdom, ANYTHING to further any kind of cause, save the need of ignorant white writers who think they’re edgy and brilliant because they’ll ‘go there.’

Fuck you. You have no idea. This is not entertainment. This is not education. This is not making a fucking point. Reality makes it every day.

Minorities are not the ‘educational tools’ of white writers who think they’re giving everyone a lesson about the Real World.

Get angry at this and make some noise. This has got to stop.