sugarmacaron:

onlyblackgirl:

highkeygay:

odinsblog:

sonofbaldwin:

But do you peep how the white woman instantaneously, reflexively, casually, and matter-of-factly attempts to invalidate Viola Davis’ experience, though?

That’s that defensive Whiteness, where the racist attempts to eliminate all possibility of ever being labeled a racist by automatically denying all existences and instances of racism–no matter how covert or overt, no matter which white person is being implicated.

They run to the defense of even hypothetical white people.

This is why racism will always remain a central problem in the United States.

“One of the most durable paradoxes of white supremacy - the idea that those who are closest to an experience of oppression are its least credible witnesses.“

I wish that more white people would: 1. listen to black people about our lived experiences with racism 2. stop. being. so. defensive.

^^^

Why did she even feel the need to comment at all? Shut up when people are speaking

Her input was so unnecessary do not call my experiences into question when it’s clear we’re not the ones making up stories.