05-29-2017, 10:09 PM
To racism?
A blog titled, "White people, stop asking us to educate you about racism"
https://medium.com/@realtalkwocandallies...273d39d828
Just a few quotes from the blog:
Keep in mind that some of us just don’t want to talk to you.
It comes from being disgusted with experiencing the painful stings of either being invisible or too visible to white people. Both are exhausting and — at times — even terrifying.
We don’t owe you friendship, loyalty or respect. We damn sure don’t owe you what little energy we have leftover from fighting a system designed to keep us oppressed.
Before you start trying to educate yourself, know that you’ve done real harm to us. Every white person has, and the sooner you realize this, the better.
We are tired. Exhausted in fact. We’re dealing with racism and white supremacy on a regular basis. It sucks the life out of us, and we still have responsibilities to take care of — families, jobs… hell, just taking care of our damn selves.
We’ve already given you enough of our free labor. Don’t ask us for anymore.
Or does this just separate us more? If this isn't the solution, then what is? As an individual I feel powerless to stop the racist systems that I know exist in this country.
I know better than to walk up to a random POC and say, "Tell me about racism, or your experience with it"
It is not a mistake that I also began reading Eckhart Tolle again this weekend where he talks about the pain bodies we carry around from our hurts or the hurts of our ancestors.
Of course he is just a privelaged white male who has probably never experienced racism first hand. I say that slightly in jest. I think he has a lot of wisdom actually.
A blog titled, "White people, stop asking us to educate you about racism"
https://medium.com/@realtalkwocandallies...273d39d828
Just a few quotes from the blog:
Keep in mind that some of us just don’t want to talk to you.
It comes from being disgusted with experiencing the painful stings of either being invisible or too visible to white people. Both are exhausting and — at times — even terrifying.
We don’t owe you friendship, loyalty or respect. We damn sure don’t owe you what little energy we have leftover from fighting a system designed to keep us oppressed.
Before you start trying to educate yourself, know that you’ve done real harm to us. Every white person has, and the sooner you realize this, the better.
We are tired. Exhausted in fact. We’re dealing with racism and white supremacy on a regular basis. It sucks the life out of us, and we still have responsibilities to take care of — families, jobs… hell, just taking care of our damn selves.
We’ve already given you enough of our free labor. Don’t ask us for anymore.
Or does this just separate us more? If this isn't the solution, then what is? As an individual I feel powerless to stop the racist systems that I know exist in this country.
I know better than to walk up to a random POC and say, "Tell me about racism, or your experience with it"
It is not a mistake that I also began reading Eckhart Tolle again this weekend where he talks about the pain bodies we carry around from our hurts or the hurts of our ancestors.
Of course he is just a privelaged white male who has probably never experienced racism first hand. I say that slightly in jest. I think he has a lot of wisdom actually.