was I wrong?

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[–]gravitywitch 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

As a Black woman, that whole thread was weird to read honestly. I felt like most were deliberately not trying to understand what you were trying to say. I caught that comment about who got the right to vote before women. Thanks for replying the way you did. It’s like they forget about the Jim Crow era. I can easily call up some older family members and listen to their stories of being denied the right to vote (or do anything freely) by white men AND white women.

[–]loveSloane[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

They’re still coming at me and I’m so frustrated. They won’t even answer my questions and tell me how I’m wrong- they just keep saying I’m wrong.

[–]gravitywitch 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Take some time out for yourself. Block and ignore. It’s what I do to preserve my sanity. I’ve been fighting people like that my whole life (most racism I’ve experienced came from white women) and this year it dawned on me that I didn’t have to. If anyone isn’t open to critical thought/self reflection about themselves and their place in the world, they’re not going to be open to having these sort of discussions anyway. I even hold myself to that standard. Shoot, the response I got to what I posted in the thread, showed me that it might not be a good idea to respond. It was like a “yeah all that sucks BUT...” response. Then they went off on another topic that I just don’t discuss with anyone except Black women due to personal experiences. Nah, I don’t feel like it.

[–]loveSloane[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You’re right. Thank you so much!