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White folx:
We need to do better.
I& #39;d like to start a thread here so we can talk. Let& #39;s share passages from Ms. Oluo& #39;s book and discuss. If you want to PM me about stuff I& #39;m open to that. Let& #39;s explore our implicit bias. I& #39;m SICK AND TIRED of Black people being murdered!
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We need to do better.
I& #39;d like to start a thread here so we can talk. Let& #39;s share passages from Ms. Oluo& #39;s book and discuss. If you want to PM me about stuff I& #39;m open to that. Let& #39;s explore our implicit bias. I& #39;m SICK AND TIRED of Black people being murdered!
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Let& #39;s start with this passage: am I still expecting cookies when I speak up/out? Do I remember that this is what every human being should be doing on behalf of each other? What stops me from speaking up? Fear of losing my job? Fear of physical violence?
1/For me:
I& #39;ve ranged from calling out a bigot on a bus & getting him to leave instead of harrassing a Black bus driver to shutting down + staying silent in the workplace out of fear. Something that I struggle with is perfection, which I& #39;ve been told is a symptom of white
I& #39;ve ranged from calling out a bigot on a bus & getting him to leave instead of harrassing a Black bus driver to shutting down + staying silent in the workplace out of fear. Something that I struggle with is perfection, which I& #39;ve been told is a symptom of white
2/supremacy. Perfection can immobilize me & hold me hostage. I have to own that I have racist tendencies: it was the oxygen of my privileged white upbringing. I must not let shame stop me from examining all of this while staying committed to evolving while making mistakes.
I& #39;m disappointed that no one has joined me yet, but I& #39;m continuing this thread.
Page 7: & #39;If we continue to treat racism like it is a giant monster that is chasing us, we will be forever running.& #39;
Page 7: & #39;If we continue to treat racism like it is a giant monster that is chasing us, we will be forever running.& #39;
Choosing to have the hard conversations, turning inward to find our own biases is a start. A step towards evolution. WHY the defensive comebacks of: " I am NOT a racist!"? If we are so consumed w/running away from the monster, do we then become one when we let it sit inside us?
