POC/WOC is a legitimate term in the USA because it was started by women who wanted their own space and identity away from white people. Good. That’s fair enough. the issue though is because America is such a powerful country whose cultures is forced into every corner of the rest of the world, people think it makes sense to call those who aren’t white in other countries (especially in countries where the majority population aren’t white, like AfricaN and AsiaN regions) ‘people of color’

that term makes no sense when it leaves US borders because it’s a term specific to  US’ history and politics when it comes to race and ethnicity. There are other terms people from other regions describe themselves when it comes to race-politics so calling them ‘poc/woc’ is just americanizing them. It’s somewhat ethnocentric.  I guess that’s why im uncomfortable with calling myself a poc or feeling part of the term ‘lgbt’.  It’s far too american-centric for me. American politics are so forced onto other countries, I can visit my local library and not find a single women-equality book that’s about the Irish. Just american. Just american feminism and ideologies and just…ugh. no.

That’s not American people’s fault of course. we blog the stuff that concerns our lives and country. unfortunately, countries that aren’t the US always talk about stuff concerning the US far too much. I just want my blog to reflect more stuff happening in Ireland, Nigeria, the UK and some AfricaN countries. 

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    Think this raises interesting concerns, actually. On the one hand (as a POC who resides in the US) I do see it as a term...

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    FYI for all of you US people. In the UK, and please correct me anyone if I’m wrong, “black” as a racial descriptor has...

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    These are all interesting points. One thing that frustrates me is, in discussions between a US-born American and people...

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