White Supremacy & Me

As Saira Rao and Regina Jackson astutely note - "𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦."

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So here goes:

I am a white supremacist. Most of us are. I am racist. Again, systems and programming are bigger than myself. I have immense #privilege, and have been dealing with white guilt (despite not being white passing). It has taken me a while to accept these #uncomfortable and painful #truths - and I wasn’t sure if I would ever ‘admit’ to them publicly. But, having just watched #DeconstructingKaren I now know I don’t have the luxury of doing nothing.

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I am just starting my journey of dismantling my own white supremacist thinking, which involves a lot of #unlearning and #deprogramming . These are NOT comfortable conversations to have, especially with ourselves. But as the cliché goes - there’s no growth without discomfort. I truly believe that unless we start talking about the #inequalities of power and privilege that our societies and lives are founded on - we can’t, and won’t, progress.

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I’m privileged to call facilitation my work - and am always ready for the hard conversations, maybe gently and indirectly - but we get there in the end! Have you seen Deconstructing Karen? Or read Saira and Regina's book White Women? Does it scare you? Or fill you with hope? I’d love to hear your thoughts if you’ve read this far!

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