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Gentle suggestion that your recent racial awakenings don't mean anything if you're still speaking over, ignoring, and trying to control the work of the actual Black women in your field. I mean...I'm hearing/seeing a lot of this and its...
Imagine wringing hands about racial injustice & then getting angry because Black scholars won't do exactly what you want us to do exactly the way you want it (or bc we won't praise YOU appropriately for your work). You want to fix racism? Start with your own house.
For those of you new to this, this is called "taking up space." When you realize that something is wrong, but haven't yet learned how to examine your own tendency to reinforce/occupy/wield current power structures in dangerous ways, you insist on being the one to control/speak.
Even when you're speaking about our experiences - you insist on being the one in charge of how that happens. You speak over us. You get angry when we don't center you. You take up space, and push us aside. This is also racism.
Your feelings get hurt because studying/helping/writing about Black people is "your thing" or you want to help, but really we're asking for too much so you'll tell us what is "reasonable" or "appropriate" because we can't be trusted for some reason. 
You know what it's like to be waved around as a cause but then to be ignored every time you speak? Not interested in being anyone's mule or anyone's mascot.
And if your reaction to pushback is "fine! I won't do antiracism work!" then you *really* need to do some self-analysis.
And if your reaction to pushback is "fine! I won't do antiracism work!" then you *really* need to do some self-analysis.
I guess we're at the point in the process where some of y'all realize that anti-racism is more than book clubs and meetings and public statements, and it's too hard - too much to give up.
It's Monday morning, and I'm already tired.
It's Monday morning, and I'm already tired.
