Thread by @LauraJedeed

This is a take that's going to upset people but it's a conversation we need to have so here goes:

Not-Black people should always, ALWAYS be quiet and listen to Black voices when it comes to the experience of being Black, lived oppression, the kinds of solutions that can move us forward into a more equitable world, what Black communities need to thrive, etc.

The fact that only Black people know what it is to be Black in America, and that we should listen without speaking on that subject, does NOT mean Black people are omniscient in every area of activism or life and should never be questioned

Thinking otherwise is a form of racism

Humans are wrong sometimes. You, me, everyone. People of every race and gender are human and therefore sometimes wrong

I have MASSIVE side-eye for ANYONE who uses their identity as a means of avoiding all criticism

So should you