rydra_wong: Chiana from Farscape in a silly hat, captioned "really white girls against racism" (Chi - *really* white girls)
rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote in [personal profile] sqbr 2009-12-26 09:39 am (UTC)

IMHO, "actively helping" is very different from "taking over, trying to lead, and telling them how they should be fighting their own battles".

Really, being an ally is about -- well, being an ally. Not putting yourself in charge. Not making yourself the star of someone else's story.
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