The short counterargument, which also would take a longer response to really explain...
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Wouldn't it be nice if we had a paradigm where black folks could share their experiences WITHOUT spending our energy finding ways...
To say "hey you and people like you have been really shitty to me and people like me?" That somehow don't offend white people?
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That's all she's doing, trying to do antiracist work in a way that's not all about making sure white people are comfortable.
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And maybe it's extreme! And you can say, well, antiracist work is at least a little bit about not scaring off white people.
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But there are a million such platforms. Write a blog post. Post a YouTube video. Offend away, there's freedom of speech.
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But if "not caring about offending white people" is a goal, then don't be surprised when white people get offended...
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