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Saying something once is never enough. Think about

It’s not what you think. #juneteenth wasn’t “hey good news you’re free” day. It was the day they found out they had in fact been free. Thank you @monicapirani @readtomepodcast

Look, messaging is hard enough ON A GOOD DAY WHEN

Look, messaging is hard enough ON A GOOD DAY WHEN THE WORLD IS NOT BURNING.

But during highly charged moments like this one, it’s worth thinking real hard about what you want to say--and why you want to say it.

Anything you say can get a response you didn’t expect or intend—come off divisive or tone deaf or flat-out offensive.

It’s easy to assume that you should go ahead and STFU about it. Nope.

I have no illusions about my own privilege here. I’m a half white, half Asian woman who grew up in suburban New Jersey in a 99% white community and went to an all-girls (and just about all-white) school. We had the luxury of not thinking about race, outside of what we studied...as an elective.

I’m no race relations expert—but I’m a messaging pro, and I can hear a wrong note from a mile away.

Here’s where we go wrong in our well-intentioned efforts to “speak out": They think the answer is to be Captain Obvious. Sorry, no one gets points for ranting about how “racism is wrong” and “Floyd was murdered.” You might as well start arguing that the sky is blue. In fact, highlighting that you now believe racism is wrong makes us think THIS JUST OCCURRED TO YOU.

They claim they’re above racism. I’ve heard more than one of my white friends say that they just don’t see race and believe everyone is equal and why can’t everyone just get along. This not only makes you look more out of touch; it’s also unhelpful. As Robin DiAngelo points out in White Fragility, if you can’t see race, how will you see racism?

Read more >> LINK IN BIO #messaging

One of the hallmarks of white privilege is the lux

One of the hallmarks of white privilege is the luxury of papering over struggle and dissent and sealing it with a kind of motivational gleam that makes you think everything is fine and simply a part of life.
This video, released by a PAC founded by Colin Kaepernick’s attorney, features Ivanka Trump's commencement speech (you know, the one she was all pissy that they canceled), against the reality of what we're living in.
The fact that Ivanka has THE NERVE to talk about how hard times helped her grow is laughable, for a woman who reportedly earned more than $80 million last year. And her depiction of what the world is going through as "discomfort" and "uncertainty" is, quite simply, stunning.
When her commencement speech was canceled, Ivanka blamed "cancel culture" and argued that this was a time to consider all perspectives.
THIS is another hallmark of white privilege: The presumption that the world wants more of what you, as a white person, have to say about your 'discomfort' with how 'uncertain' things are. The world doesn't owe you an audience for your perspective; it's the only one it's been given for far too long.
Watch the video. link in bio.

I used to assume that if you broke the law, you we

I used to assume that if you broke the law, you went to jail, and so that meant that everyone in jail must have broken the law...or come very, very close.
I was also aware of overcrowding in jails. Must be a lot of people breaking laws, I guess.
Then I watched the 2016 documentary “13th” on Netflix. And the scales fell away. I had no idea QUITE how insane the spike of incarcerations was and how that happened.
Here’s an oft-cited statistic from @aclu_nationwide: “Despite making up close to 5% of the global population, the U.S. has nearly 25% of the world’s prison population. Since 1970, our incarcerated population has increased by 700% – 2.3 million people in jail and prison today, far outpacing population growth and crime.” It seems to make no sense...until IT ALL STARTS TO MAKE SENSE. Jail is not simply a place where bad people go when they happen to be caught being bad.
It’s a deeply racist and entrenched system rigged for profit at the expense of people, more to the point, black and latinx people. The more they crank up fear/racism/suspicion, the less effort or attention there is on the reform that would allow people to be truly free and equal. Great way to manipulate people and hang onto white power--and very bad for everyone else.
Slavery never really went away; it just went underground, papered over by loopholes and legislation.
This is something you must watch, and yes, with your children.
#13th

Read this piece by Michelle Alexander @nytimes it

Read this piece by Michelle Alexander @nytimes it’s brilliant and she includes resources worth checking out. Link in bio.

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