Some Thoughts Running Through My Mind

Some thoughts running through my mind. Of course you have the right to say it but is it the right thing to say? A lot of unintentional things can still have negative effects. Don’t be too concerned with being well meaning people that you forget about the well-being of people.

Some people say they want freedom but what they want is more authority with no accountability.

Bias and the privilege that comes with power dynamics are the biggest reasons for inequality. We’re conditioned to see certain people as leaders which feeds our biases early on and is accentuated in the application of our privileges and the power dynamics those come with.

This type of conditioning strips so many of us of our empathy, curiosity and humanity. That’s why the isms and the phobias exist.

A lot of people really see marginalized groups as liabilities but won’t admit it to themselves so they avoid having the uncomfortable conversations they need to have with themselves as to why they feel that way.

This separation of self manifests itself in their actions or inactions and creates ignorance of their biases. Some people don’t understand that allyship doesn’t mean hero. Go from performative to effective. Stop trying to be the face of the movement. Understand the movement.