privilege
Being cognitively aware on a surface level that your friends and coworkers experience rampant prejudice is different from having it directed at you.
Read...I am here to tell you to stop judging other people’s outsides and making value judgments on their insides. Depression doesn't care but you should!
Read...How are we supposed to feel safe from neo-Nazis if those protecting us align with them? We can easily do better than this, when dealing with this Nazi cop.
Read...When marginalized people respond to hateful speech with more speech, they often risk their physical safety — not just their comfort. Free speech is complex.
Read...I have my own army who fights against injustice. I have a mother who handed out fliers boycotting grapes during Cesar Chavez’s unionizing efforts. I have an aunt and uncle who told me never to question the importance of affirmative action.
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