It’s a Good Week for White People to Be Quiet
The fact that about half of America’s voters voted for Donald Trump, whose racism is well-documented, should probably surprise no one.
And Black people are, by and large, not surprised. As for White people, Marley K. writes on ZORA, while now might feel like a moment to try to understand, to try to apologize, to try to justify, to try to be heard… maybe it’s really just a good time to quiet down:
I like to call weeks like these “I wish a motherfucker would” weeks. During times like these, Black folks cannot and will not tolerate the usual bullshit we are forced to endure from White people, racist or not. Black people have spent the past few years talking about racism, and most White people wouldn’t listen. We tried to prevent this moment from being a moment, but White people had to have their way. Now here we are, waiting to see what White people are going to do this time. I already voted, and my vote has been counted. I’ve called the Black people I know to ask them to vote, just in case White folks don’t show up to save this shithole country.
As Marley K. writes in ZORA, “The week is a wonderful week to practice being quiet.” Less shouting, more listening. Hopefully, for the next four years. And longer.
