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Hey, White People, we need to talk. Yup, I'm white too. Wicked white. Utterly WASPy white.
I have a Master of Social Work and the most valuable thing about this degree (because it sure as hell isn't salary) is that on day 1 of grad school, pretty much right after getting my
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I have a Master of Social Work and the most valuable thing about this degree (because it sure as hell isn't salary) is that on day 1 of grad school, pretty much right after getting my
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ID photo taken, I learned how racist I am. And I learned that I am racist because I have been raised in a racist society and that it would be darn near impossible for me not to be racist. And I learned that I have a lot of internalized sexism too which is another topic for
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another day. And I learned that it is a horrible use of time to try to walk around insisting that I am not racist when I could actually be using that SAME energy very actively to work on anti-racism efforts. I learned that I could try to catch those thoughts as they flitted
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across my brain and call them for what they are... racist. And that I could be curious about where those messages came from. And what I need to do to counteract them. And what it would look like to try to build a better version of our society. And I have a long long long way
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to go. But here's what I know for sure. The #AmyCooper apology tour where we have to hear that she is not racist is a sh*tty use of time. She's racist AF. In fact, she is so racist that she weaponized her racism in a heartbeat (listen to her voice) in a way that could have
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gotten that enthusiastic ornithologist killed. So, let's not use a moment of our own energy in discussing whether or not #AmyCooperIsARacist because she is. And so am I. And so are you. And one of the seminal questions of our respective lives is what are we going to do
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about it. We benefit every day from a system that advantages us at every turn. And it may not feel that way but watch the video of her. Watch the #ArmaudArbery video. Watch the hideous #MinneapolisPolice video. We can use our advantage for good. Or we can use it to further
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our own advantage. But please, stop with the BS "I'm not a racist" crap. It improves nothing. Ever.
#RacismIsAVirus #racism
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#RacismIsAVirus #racism
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