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"Ally" is a verb, not a noun. Or rather, it is a noun in the same way that "dancer" is a noun: person who dances, person who allies.

Someone who wishes to be an ally must therefore become a person who allies: a person who meets the standards of behavior expected of people who ally. It is not possible, for instance, to be a white ally while knowingly making racist remarks, or while doubling down on racist remarks after finding out they're racist remarks, because either action is a failure to ally.

Consequently, any white person who says a person of color is being oversensitive when calling out racist remarks and should take care to ensure that their oversensitivity does not leave them with no allies left? Massively, massively missing the point. A true ally—a person who allies—will not raise an objection to being asked to not say racist things. A person who objects to being expected to refrain from racist remarks—a person who does not ally—is not an ally at all.

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For reasons, the water in the water heater is almost certainly all dirty, even if the cold water is running clear now (which I believe it should be but have not actually tested). I am in desperate need of clean skin and hair and also a way to yank my focus off a thing I do not want to give any more of my attention. Dare I take a hot shower? Can I tolerate a cold shower, or a shower in dirty water? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW.

I also need to go to bed. It's only eight hours and a bit till my PT appointment.

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Half dozen books in my bag. Who knows how many books and tv eps on my Kindle. All caught up on Dreamwidth and Facebook and email! Yet all I can motivate myself to do is surf the net! What is WRONG with me?