(You saw this, right, @morganfahey.bsky.social ?)

I say this as someone attracted to all genders:

This woman looks as appealing to me as unseasoned, under-cooked chicken.

I am also AFAB and brown.

The way white men will twist themselves into pretzels for women who are the most drained of color never ceases to astound me.

Pantone: “I don’t pay attention to politics. Why do you have to make this personal? If you don’t like it here, maybe you should just go back where you came from.”

Nonwhite folks: “And there it is.”

Pantone: “Also, vaccines cause autism. White is purity. Just let everything be white, and we will usher in an era of living calm that invites renewal and release.”

Nonwhite folks: “Do you actually believe what you’re saying, or are you saying it for political reasons?”

Pantone: “What? I didn’t say anything. I’m just saying that white allows the mind to wander and creativity to breathe.”

Nonwhite folks: “That’s not what you said.”

Pantone: “Please lower your voice. Let’s have a civil conversation. I’m just trying to encourage a higher white birth rate.”

Nonwhite folks: “Did you just say an inside thought out loud?”

Pantone: “Why do you have to make everything about race?”

Nonwhite folks: ::gesture broadly:: “Oh, WE’RE making everything about race?”

Pantone: “Why do you have to get so emotional over everything?”

Nonwhite folks: “Excuse me?”