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Allies Ain't Shit

from VENGEANCE EP by WIMP

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WON'T GET A PAT ON THE BACK FOR NOT BEING SHIT. YER SELF RIGHTEOUS INTEREST YOU REFUSE TO ADMIT. GET OUTTA OUR WAY CUZ THIS ISN'T FOR YOU. YOU DON'T KNOW OUR LIVES SO FUCKING GET A CLUE.

DON'T ACT LIKE YOU CARE WHEN YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS. YOU SHOULD JUST OWN UP TO WHO YER TRYING TO IMPRESS. PAY LIP SERVICE TO STRUGGLES DON'T UNDERSTAND. GET OUTTA OUR SPACE WITH YER TOXIC HELPING HAND.

CO-OPT OUR WORDS SO THAT YOU CAN FEEL GOOD. ERASE OUR IDEAS AND BULLDOZE WHERE WE STOOD. WE OWE YOU NOTHING NOT ONE GODDAMN INCH. YOU BETTER WATCH OUT CUZ KNUCKLES NEVER FLINCH.

ALLIES. AIN'T. SHIT.

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ALL TO OFTEN THE LABEL ALLY IS USED AS A DEFENSE. SELF PRESCRIBED AND BACKED UP WITH MEANINGLESS WORDS. IT IS USED TO ACCESS OUR SPACES TO DERAIL EFFORTS IN SERVICE OF THEIR OWN SELF IMAGE. THE LABEL ALLY HAS BECOME A SOCIAL CURRENCY TO BE FLAUNTED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY CLAIM TO SERVE. IT'S MEANING IS EMPTY BECAUSE IT IS GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ONES OF US ARE WORTHY OF THEIR SUPPORT. APPLIED TO THOSE WHO SPEW RACIST RHETORIC FAILING TO SEE THE INTERSECTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WORN BY THOSE WHO ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND WHEN WE SO DESPERATELY NEED THEM IN THE STREETS. SHOUTED BY THOSE WHO COULD NEVER GET PAST THE FIRST TWO LETTERS OF AN ACRONYM THAT COULD NEVER ENCOMPASS THE TOTALITY OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE QUEER. OUR MOVEMENT. OUR MOVEMENT. YES OUR MOVEMENT WAS BORN FROM THE BLOOD OF TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR. NOT THOSE WHO SHOWED UP AFTER THE BRICKS WERE THROWN.

NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED ACTION OVER WORDS. WE NEED COMMUNITY OVER SOCIAL POSTURING. WE NEED LOVE OVER SPITE. WE NEED ACCOMPLICES NOT ALLIES. WE'VE NEVER NEEDED ALLIES NO NEVER NEEDED ALLIES. BECAUSE THESE ARE OUR LIVES. THESE ARE OUR VOICES. THESE ARE OUR BODIES. THIS IS OUR BLOOD.

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from VENGEANCE EP, released December 9, 2017

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