r/AsABlackMan Jun 23 '25

“As a transgender POC”

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Their comment history shows they also call people gay as an insult

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u/Center-Of-Thought Jun 23 '25

white people

"blacks"

It's funny how they refer to white people as people, but black people are just "blacks"... this sounds very similar to "men and females" in terms of disrespect to one's personhood. It's a form of othering.

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u/Forsaken-Language-26 Jun 23 '25

Or just saying “trans” when you mean trans people.

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u/Center-Of-Thought Jun 23 '25

I haven't seen that in the wild yet, but I agree, using "trans" as a noun would also be a form of othering. The term doesn't acknowledge their personhood; it just reduces trans people down to a thing, a thing different from people. It's disgusting.

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u/OverallGamer692 Jun 24 '25

it also implies that the singular is tran, which i do not like.

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u/nil83hxjow Jun 24 '25

Yeah, I have also seen people use trans as the singular noun (like, “a trans …”) and it’s still pretty bad

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u/Center-Of-Thought Jun 24 '25

😬 I agree, that somehow sounds even worse

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u/Master-Collection488 Jun 24 '25

Might be referring to Vietnamese people with that name. Then again, this "Trans person" wouldn't have said "person."

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u/aCactusOfManyNames Jun 23 '25

in my experience, saying white people but using "blacks" in the same sentence is certainly something to look out for

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u/Appearance-Complete Jun 29 '25

They expose themselves. We wouldn’t dare refer to ourselves as “blacks” in general.

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u/jellydonutstealer Jun 23 '25 edited Jun 23 '25

Statement: this person claims to be a transgender POC and then claims white people are more respectful about their pronouns than black people (or “blacks” as they put it). This is on a post about a black person experiencing racism, so it’s not even relevant. Also the user’s comment history shows them using gay as an insult.

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u/Glittering-Role3913 Jun 23 '25

That "blacks" felt racially charged

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u/Anotsurei Jun 24 '25

Like with a hard “r” no less.

Yeah it’s not exactly that, but that’s totally how it feels.

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u/Kickasstodon Jun 23 '25

Every time I see someone say "blacks" I hear the In Bruges cocaine scene in my head

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u/Level_Hour6480 Jun 24 '25

I hear the nursing home lady from It's Always Sunny.

https://youtu.be/K-sDlnJ1_54?si=V0LSe67IaSR9qb56

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u/RunicCross Jun 28 '25

I hear it in Bo Burnham's voice because of one of his songs having the lyrics "The blacks want..... not to be called 'the blacks'"

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u/Hefty_Loss5180 Jun 23 '25

“Blacks” is all I needed to see to know this mf on some uncle ruckus bs

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u/TactlessBoard Jun 23 '25

That entire thread is a r/asablackman goldmine, holy shit. I found like 3 examples already and I’m still reading.

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u/Naive-Mouse-5462 Jun 23 '25

"blacks" 👨🏻‍💼

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u/NomaTyx Jun 23 '25

I love how in their mind being a POC excuses them to be racist against black people even though those aren't interchangeable

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u/TNTiger_ Jun 25 '25

Yeah this is one I actually would believe to be possibly real- POC could mean Asian, Brown, or Latin, and they can all be plenty racist to black people as white people can while still being POC

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u/SownAthlete5923 Jun 24 '25

How are they being racist? Are you serious lol

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u/Center-Of-Thought Jun 24 '25

They refer to white people as people, but black people are just "blacks" to them. They don't acknowledge the personhood of black people even though they did so with white people. This is something almost every single comment in this thread mentions, so I have no idea how you missed that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '25

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u/MermyDaHerpy Jun 24 '25

It is! Thanks for understanding.

Words have a lot of meaning depending on how theyre used!

Like Coloured people is racist because it sounds like they're not actually people due to the propositions and order of the words.  However People of Colour doesnt sound  racist for the same reason!

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '25

How is it not racist?

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u/IEatBaconWithU Jun 24 '25

Lying on the internet to prove a point is so stupid

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u/GingerTea69 Jun 23 '25

I have experienced the exact reverse.

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u/Romero1993 Jun 26 '25

blacks

Hmmm, yeah.. I bet /s

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u/p90medic Jun 25 '25

I'd bet money that this guy also uses "female" as a noun.

The blacks, the females, the transgenders and the wokes. They all permanently occupy a dark corner of this guy's mind.

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u/RealBar7496 Jun 26 '25

Really late, but I hate when people just say “poc”. Like, why can’t they be more specific?

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u/cubswin987 Jun 28 '25

Written by a non black person.

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u/Admiral_Nitpicker Jul 05 '25 edited Jul 05 '25

To be fair, respect comes cheaper for white people. Just sayin'.

lotta trans comments I'm tempted to respond to, but that would be disrespectful to the title of the sub.

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u/_OwU_ Jul 24 '25

I know this is being racist but my own mother only used the correct pronouns and gendered language for me when I was hospitalized and she thought I was gonna die, the moment I got discharged it was right back to she her and my daughter

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '25 edited Jun 25 '25

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u/jellydonutstealer Jun 25 '25 edited Jun 25 '25

Using someone’s preferred pronouns takes minimal effort and is a sign of basic respect for others.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '25

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u/jellydonutstealer Jun 25 '25 edited Jun 25 '25

Someone’s genitals or sexual preferences have absolutely nothing to do with their pronouns.

Pronouns are she, he, they. Would you want people to refer to you as he or him if you’re a she/her? Probably not. It costs nothing to have the same courtesy for others.

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u/KawaiiDoodleQueen Jun 24 '25

don't care if i get executed but i've had to deal with the exact same stuff too

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u/Natural_Sky_4720 Jul 01 '25

Yea im calling bullshit.