i read theory and i critically engage with literature bc i owe it to my community (the Black Diaspora, the Caribbean, islanders) to be a better person in order to work towards our liberation. it is out of love for my peoples that i do this

it’s also disingenuous to read theory (shallowly) then lord that knowledge over other people. theory and the analysis of it should not be reduced to dunks or social/cultural capital. why would you read it only to feel superior to people who may not even have access to it?

why is your engagement with theory so shallow that you can only name people who have harmful politics? decolonizing your tbr and theory should not mean engaging with works by ppl deeply entrenched in the structures and institutions that oppress and exploit us

why do you read theory? why do you “critically” engage with literature? is it just to dunk on people who may not have the resources you do? why are you not approaching theory and lit as a form of grappling and growth with your own prejudices and ideologies?

si 😭

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gracias a @astrophobia.bsky.social por ayudarme pq esto estaba bien feíto cuando lo empeze

yo que leo/ayudo con todo lo que postean pero no se… guarever

literal lo que siempre recuerdo es despertarme, y a los 10-15 segundos el aire se apago, y el silencio puro donde no se oia ni un coqui ni un grillo ni un gato o perro antes de que empezara a temblar…