I appreciate your willingness to help me/us as white people to understand our privilege and to challenge us. I live in western Canada where it snowed again here yesterday! But to use your analogy, I think sometimes we don’t get the weather report that snow is coming and we don’t even know that we need to prepare. We are so oblivious. Thanks for writing this. I am going to share it with friends to open discussions.
Excellent comparison! I have absolutely had to work on my resilience to stay engaged in the work, plus recognizing that my ability to "opt-out" is a function of my privilege (and not one I want to exercise).
I am often immobilized by fear of getting things wrong, including typing and retyping this comment. Thank you for this whole piece, it's giving me a lot to think about.
I appreciate your willingness to help me/us as white people to understand our privilege and to challenge us. I live in western Canada where it snowed again here yesterday! But to use your analogy, I think sometimes we don’t get the weather report that snow is coming and we don’t even know that we need to prepare. We are so oblivious. Thanks for writing this. I am going to share it with friends to open discussions.
Having lived in both Tennessee and Ohio, your snow analogy is perfect.
Thank you for giving me concrete ways to improve.
Excellent comparison! I have absolutely had to work on my resilience to stay engaged in the work, plus recognizing that my ability to "opt-out" is a function of my privilege (and not one I want to exercise).
So much truth in your words. Thank you for this essay.
I am often immobilized by fear of getting things wrong, including typing and retyping this comment. Thank you for this whole piece, it's giving me a lot to think about.
Thank you. Great analogy!