Why I Fucking Hate Earth Day
-It’s an excuse for (mostly) white people to have some sort of ceremony (read: appropriate other cultures) and talk about how good “Mother Earth” makes them feel and how much they love the planet, while completely ignoring the fact that life on earth as we know it is FUCKING DYING.
-Should we think about the place where we live every day? NAH, fuck it. We only need one day out of the year for that! HEY YOU GO SHOPPING WITH THIS BAG MADE OUT OF RECYCLED BOTTLES.
-Should we actually do something about the people who are directly responsible for killing the planet? NAH, fuck it. Clearly environmental racism is MY fault, and I can stop it by driving a hybrid car. (Note: as a white person, I do benefit from environmental racism. That doesn’t mean it’s my fault, but it means I have a responsibility to tear down the power structures that make it so I benefit from environmental racism.) HEY YOU GO SHOPPING AND BUY THIS LOW-FLOW SHOWER HEAD.
-Should we actually address the underlying problems of capitalism and industrial civilization? NAH, fuck it. That’s too much work. HEY YOU GO SHOPPING AND BUY THIS “NATURAL” TV DINNER. (Corn’s natural right? That means high-fructose corn syrup is good for me, right? Pesticides are made from chemicals! Chemicals occur naturally! Must be good for me!)
Thank you.
