If it feels like Racism,
It probably is.
If it smells like Racism,
It probably is.
Am I being biased?
Am I being ignorant?
Am I projecting my own
Unhealed wounds in
Any way?
… Nah bro. It was Racism.
You got it straight away.
That first instinct.
But do they know what
They said?
Was it unintentional?
Was it unconscious?
… It was clearly intentional.
It was very conscious.
The ignorance is on a
Spectrum.
Don't worry about compassion,
they know what they're saying.
They know what it implies.
Calling them out
only feeds their dog whistles.
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