She then told me I’d have a better chance of winning “people like her” over by being “polite.” This is classic silencing.
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I talk about racism and white supremacy a lot. A white female (former) mentor of mine told me that my words “rub people the wrong way.”
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So talking about racism is impolite? Know what’s even worse? ACTUAL RACISM. To all who want to silence me and others—
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It’s not happening today or ever. I will continue to call out racism and sexism and sexual harassment from the rooftops.
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Let’s all be impolite together and call out the bigotry, the hate, the hypocrisy we see every single day.
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You should have said that the killing of unarmed black and brown men by cops rubbed you the wrong way.
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People who won't back down from their white fragility won't be happy until you shut up entirely. But I've found that these people hate you for making them 'feel' guilty and uncomfortable so there is no point in appeasing them.
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The truth is hard for some to fathom and cope with. You are a strong woman keep up the great work. Truth to power is not easy
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