“So in 2018, white folks, stop showering us with empty compliments, being over-eager to befriend us & all that- just stop. It’s sad how badly you want your niceties to morph into freedom from white guilt.
And it doesn’t accomplish what you think it does, it just insults us when you think your biased kindness suffices in a world where we need you to actually undo systematic oppression.”
~ Alex Williams (read the full post)
I see a lot of white folks feeling pushed to a new edge with the blatant racism of the president of our country calling Black and Brown countries shithole countries.
I’m glad it is unsettling.
We’re all needed to actually undo systemic oppression.
“It’s more important for level-headed people to be strategic rather than outraged.” ~Don Lemon
May we use our outrage strategically to work together and undo systemic oppression.
Thank you Alex Williams for the education and Kristin Wilson and Desiree Lynn Adaway for the links.