White supremacy culture has taught us to not trust our own eyes and heart, to not know how to be in true community with people who don't look like us. So in addition to the pressure of not having "the proper knowledge" to be able to speak up, we are taught in any number of ways that silence is the only safe, respectable path forward. We don't see how deadly this is for all of us, but especially for Black and Brown people.
Thanks for helping to change the dynamic around speaking up. We're going to mess up, but moving away from silence is the ONLY path forward.
appreciate all the resources in "still learning"
White supremacy culture has taught us to not trust our own eyes and heart, to not know how to be in true community with people who don't look like us. So in addition to the pressure of not having "the proper knowledge" to be able to speak up, we are taught in any number of ways that silence is the only safe, respectable path forward. We don't see how deadly this is for all of us, but especially for Black and Brown people.
Thanks for helping to change the dynamic around speaking up. We're going to mess up, but moving away from silence is the ONLY path forward.
Thanks for reading Maryann! That's a great point about the role of silence too. I appreciate you!