Asking marginalized people to publicly perform grief for the folks singularly focused on our destruction is largely about one& #39;s own guilt for being complicit in systems of oppression. You& #39;re worried that if we can& #39;t forgive them, maybe we won& #39;t forgive your racist family. Or you.

I still think people know at some deep level that their racist ideology is wrong. That& #39;s why they are always seeking comfort from the folks on the receiving end of racist abuse. Maybe racism requires constant assurances that you& #39;re a "good person" because you& #39;re actually not.

We know COVID-19 isn& #39;t a punishment. We are overrepresented in the numbers of folks impacted by it. There have been so many people going to funerals on Zoom. You& #39;re not breaking news. You& #39;re trying to quiet your own cognitive dissonance. My other hot takes going in the group chat