The Truth Teller

You Owe Me!

  1. If you are lighter than me, you are colorist. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  2. If you are thinner than me, you are fatphobic. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  3. If you have more money or material resources than me, then you are classist and you owe me reparations.
  4. If you are American, then you are my imperialist. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  5. If you are from the West or of European descent, then you are racist. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  6. If you are able-bodied, then you are ableist. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  7. If you do not live with a chronic illness, then you participate in healthism. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  8. If you are cisgender, then you participate in upholding the patriarchy. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  9. If you are heterosexual, then you also participate in patriarchy. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.
  10. If you have a looser hair texture than me, then you are texturist. You are my oppressor and you owe me reparations.

I do not need your pity, I do not need your sympathy, and I do not need your guilt. I need you to acknowledge the position of power that you hold and use it to change the power dynamics in the relationship you have with me. You owe me reparations!