💛 “The Redux: If Not Now, White Folks, When?” I’m not a fan of the term ...

2023-10-07 00:47:05

💛 “The Redux: If Not Now, White Folks, When?”

I’m not a fan of the term “ally” as it has a performative ring. It implies doing as opposed to being. But I’ve come to accept the word as a metonym for a larger concept: good people. Better people.
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