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White People: We Are Not Required To Talk With You About Race
This has been happening quite a bit on social media over the past few days. When a Black woman or woman of color (myself included) writes a piece or makes a comment/post/tweet regarding: racism, white people, gaslighting, microaggressions, etc. a white person will jump into our thread or write a response that we are “wrong” or “being racist” or are a hypocrite because we are “treating white people the way [some] white people have treated you”, and “it’s just not fair” they say in a huff.
Oftentimes these tactics are also demonstrated more heavily against Black women. Wonder why? Perhaps it’s because Black women exist at the intersection of Black and female; two demographics often seen as the lowest tier in their respective categories. So how dare they, being both Black and female, shut us down or block us?
When white people ask [demand] us to have a conversation with them on race issues, while it may be an easy experience for them, it is far from a cakewalk for us.
Do they have any idea how many times we’ve heard the same rebuttals they’re spewing?
