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““It’s either I don’t see it or I’m tired of hearing about it. It’s this weird super power of human rationalization to be able to look out into the world and continue thinking it’s them it’s them it’s them it’s them, whoever...

“It’s either I don’t see it or I’m tired of hearing about it. It’s this weird super power of human rationalization to be able to look out into the world and continue thinking it’s them it’s them it’s them it’s them, whoever them are, which are the real racists, the people who keep talking about it. It’s everything but me. I’m doing the right thing. And people don’t understand that just the power of listening, just the power of not disparaging other people’s experiences, like the power of not turning your head, the power of when you’re tired of pushing through the weariness and reading anyway and learning anyway. Nothing is changed without being agitated. And that’s the truth of anything. That’s the truth of our history. If we learn anything: when you’re agitated you’re growing. It’s very natural to be agitated and to be uncomfortable in the process of being better than you were before. Or at least different than you were before. The goal should be to be better.” smashfizzle, Episode 19
When on one end of a conversation, especially about race and inequality, as a PoC it can feel like the response from those in the majority is not necessarily of empathy but of wanting to divert away from an uncomfortable conversation.

ashley ford minorities in publishing empathy