Jul 25, 2017 · 1 min read
I appreciate your kind words about my response, and it’s certainly true that SOB and I approach communication very differently. But here’s the irony: he was saying “F- Justine” because white people don’t show up and share the pain when something happens to a black person. And then? I did pretty much the same thing in my response to him! I reacted to the shock of his title and didn’t fully absorb the rest of his words. I may have meant well, but to many people of color I clearly came across as a self-centered, condescending white person. This included some people who I know and trust, whose opinions are important to me. I did not demonstrate the sensitivity they should expect from me, and for that I am sorry.
