11/08/2024
Dear White Women,
In my 40 years of lived experience in predominantly white spaces, I’ve learned one undeniable truth: when it comes down to it, you will always choose you. The numbers speak for themselves—52% of you voted against the rights and safety of others, and that is still far too many. Instead of claiming to be "one of the good ones," it's time to start having hard conversations with your families. Stop ignoring the uncomfortable truths at Thanksgiving and start the revolution at your own dinner tables.
What are you doing every single day to actively change this world? Because while you sit comfortably, claiming, “It won’t be that bad,” my Black skin, my neurodivergent children, and my LGBTQ and disabled communities are on the chopping block. Project 2025 has made it abundantly clear where we stand in their plans—our survival is not guaranteed.
The most insulting part? It’s not just those on the red side—it’s liberals, too. Watching so-called allies, who know the policies, understand the implications, and claim to stand with us, still sit in public spaces and say, “It’ll be fine,” is infuriating, disrespectful, and dismissive. It’s a betrayal. You know better, yet you choose to minimize the fears and lived realities of the very people you expect to protect you. This behavior isn’t just delusional—it’s tone-deaf, patronizing, and deeply offensive.
Your assurances of, “We’ll be okay,” are not only misguided but deeply harmful. Maybe you, with your alabaster skin and blue eyes, will escape the worst of it, but the rest of us are not safe. Watching you tell minorities on your team to wait it out is nothing short of a slap in the face. You’re willing to sacrifice us for your own comfort, and yet you still demand our votes, our labor, and our protection.
Black women have said it loud and clear: we are done. We are done protecting people who refuse to protect us. We are done organizing, educating, and doing the groundwork while you reap the benefits. This isn’t just a political battle for us—it’s survival. Our families have fought for decades, from surviving segregation to pushing for civil rights and creating programs to uplift marginalized communities.
So don’t come here asking us for guidance. Don’t ask us how to organize. Don’t ask us to lead while you sit back and enjoy the privilege of inaction. If you want change, stop centering your comfort and start confronting your complicity. You have the power, the access, and the privilege to make a difference—use it.
Because while you sit in comfort, the rest of us are fighting for our lives.
Sincerely,
A Black Human Exhausted by the Status Quo
