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Sunday, September 14, 2014

"My Committment to Social Justice Doesn't Mean I Hate White People"


I have always been good at making people feel uncomfortable by being extremely vocal about my views on political and social issues. This has also led to quite a few misunderstandings, especially with people not familiar with social justice praxis.

This post is for those who I've made feel uncomfortable about my passion for #SocialJustice.

If you never read another thing I post, please read and discuss this post by Michelle Denise Jackson, via the wonderful blog For Harriett.  It expresses my sentiments exactly.
There are many people in the world who believe that “social justice” equates to being anti-white, anti-wealth, and anti-male. (I’m not saying who those people are, but you can take a guess.) And if you dare try to have critical conversations about racism—especially the impact race plays in nearly every aspect of daily life in the U.S.—then you are just “trying to make white folks feel guilty for being white.”
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
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