beckytext:epicallyepicepicosity2:Personally, I do care what you call them, though. CALL THEM CONCENT
beckytext:epicallyepicepicosity2:Personally, I do care what you call them, though. CALL THEM CONCENTRATION CAMPS. Not just because it’s technically correct, but because the phrase has so much historical weight. Concentrations camps spring from racism (and other isms), and if they aren’t checked they can end in genocide.If the phrase makes you uncomfortable? GOOD. That’s a sign that you know that something is very, very wrong – avoiding the phrase lets you (and all of the rest of us) avoid confronting that. Once you acknowledge how bad things are, you have a choice – do you ignore it, or do you act?If you choose to act – and I hope you do – try Make 5 Calls. Donate to RAICES if you can, and/or pay immigrants’ bail. Research your city to see if there are any local orgs that aid refugees, agitate your city-level reps to become a sanctuary city or stop assisting ICE, etc. This is big and scary and it feels like there’s nothing we can do. But language matters, and calling them concentration camps is a huge step to spurring people to act. And the more of us who act, the more of an impact we have. -- source link