do the work

White people: we need to be talking about the sickness of WHITENESS.
As someone who works hard to read all the “right” books & take in “diverse & inclusive” media (which is a start)—those actions only go so far.
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We can’t dismantle white supremacy through fancy words & performative hashtags. This sickness lives in our BODIES. As white people, we are so resistant to discomfort & vulnerability that we constructed a whole system that prioritizes dominance at all costs. This guarantees that we won’t have to do the work of holding up a mirror to our pain.
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Spiritual work is deep internal work. We need to move out of the intellectual & into the work of FEELING the ways this sickness has numbed/disrupted/disconnected our nervous system. And those will not be feelings of love & light.
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Unspeakable harm has been done to other bodies because we refuse to navigate (with unwavering compassion) our white bodies. Let’s do the deep work.
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But still uplift & financially support black people. The fire of this post was fanned by the wisdom of Sonya Renee Taylor:
Follow her & support her: presspatron.com/tbinaa
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