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Dekarenization 

de·ka·ren·i·za·tion
/dēˌkəˈren nəˈzāSH(ə)n/

noun
The action or process of a state of awareness to one’s whiteness, privilege and false narratives lived; the state of leaving behind ancestral assumptions harmful to humanity.

The process of deepeining one’s capacity to listen, see and acknowledge the truth regarding the atrocities of their ancestors,
Holding space for oneself during the dekarenization process as responsibility is taken for their hegemonic inheritance.

verb
To become dekarenized through daily acts of reflection; to free oneself from a dominant hegomonic mindset, to be sober-minded and see others as human beings worthy of dignity and respect.

To lean into white fragility as a roadmap towards dekarenization; commit to becoming uncomfortable as one learns from counter-narratives;

To stop lording power over those of a different ethnicity, debunk the social construct of race making them superior; to stop weaponizing whiteness against persons of color.
To refrain from taking up space, operating from entitlement, and attending cousneling sessions to address the unhealed parts that causes colorblindness and the instinct to coopt and colonize.
The white woman who attempted to have a Black woman falsely arrested began the dekarenization phase when she realized her behavior was rooted in the white supremacist ideology held by the Klu Klux Klan.
Dekarenization by LTomay Douglas December 8, 2021
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n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.
bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005
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