Monday's Opening Thought: August 2, 2021

This week's opening thought: If you're white and every time a person of color calls out white people and white institutions for their perpetuation, complicity, and silence in the face of ongoing oppression and hate the only thing you feel the urge to do is to play devil's advocate or pass the blame for murder and oppression to other people and groups?

You need to go right ahead and just embrace the fact that you would rather be passively racist and passively advocate for white supremacy to thrive - or that you would rather reap the benefits of white supremacy than question any aspect of white supremacy through a critical lens that will force you to examine yourself - than to give a damn about me and my people's health, safety, and well-being.

Please note that this is especially true of the "good" white folx who think they're offering a "different perspective" to people of color when what they're really doing is keeping the white supremacy train rolling as they pat themselves on the back for reading some Ibram X. Kendi over the weekend.

As for the people of color who can't fight the urge to play devil's advocate or pass the blame for murder and oppression to other people and groups? They've got therapists who can help you process the self-hate and white supremacy dreams you've fed into. I recommend beginning the long journey through unpacking your mess.

Feeling raw now? Here's a picture of a puppy to soothe your fragility. But rest assured that even the puppy knows what's up.