I live in a small white liberal town in New England and I regularly take retreats to larger urban cities in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., where I can feel nourished by more racial diversity.
That is a beautiful picture. You radiate focus and serenity.
I had a lot of thoughts about what you wrote. But due to the recent furore over comments I won't express anything more today other than wondering what the reaction would be if the word "whiteness" was swapped for blackness in the heading of your essay. I mean this respectfully, not to be intentionally provocative.
Thank you for complimenting my photo. I understand why you would wonder that—but I also don’t think it’s appropriate to try to substitute the two words and compare reactions as a way of highlighting a double standard because in many ways, black folks and white folks are not in the same boat.
Honestly, I think this entire piece flew over your head and hearing your commentary about race over the past week has become exhausting.
Thankyou, I’ll dwell on your comment and possibly reply in half a days time if I think there is anything worth saying, imho. I’m starting work in my art studio in the next little while and don’t have access to social media during that time – or little work gets done! I appreciate hugely the opportunity to have thoughtful discussions without heightened emotions and outrage.
I’ll just briefly reflect my view is that you speak like a person from a minority group and the descriptions of your experiences of alienation are similiar to others who feel like outsiders, such as immigrants or people with a disability. I’m quite immersed in the world views of people like Thomas Sowell, Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, Coleman Hughes and Rob Henderson to give you an idea of where my critical analysis comes from.
Greetings. To be honest, reading and engaging with your comments about race feels like emotional labor. You are always centering yourself, and you lack such a foundational understanding of what women like me experience.
Clearly that is due to lack of genuine human relationships with women like myself, as well as whose world views you prioritize for learning "critical analysis".
So respectfully, I don't want to continue engaging with you, or receiving your commentary. Thank you. 🙏🏾
That is a beautiful picture. You radiate focus and serenity.
I had a lot of thoughts about what you wrote. But due to the recent furore over comments I won't express anything more today other than wondering what the reaction would be if the word "whiteness" was swapped for blackness in the heading of your essay. I mean this respectfully, not to be intentionally provocative.
Thank you for complimenting my photo. I understand why you would wonder that—but I also don’t think it’s appropriate to try to substitute the two words and compare reactions as a way of highlighting a double standard because in many ways, black folks and white folks are not in the same boat.
Honestly, I think this entire piece flew over your head and hearing your commentary about race over the past week has become exhausting.
Thankyou, I’ll dwell on your comment and possibly reply in half a days time if I think there is anything worth saying, imho. I’m starting work in my art studio in the next little while and don’t have access to social media during that time – or little work gets done! I appreciate hugely the opportunity to have thoughtful discussions without heightened emotions and outrage.
I’ll just briefly reflect my view is that you speak like a person from a minority group and the descriptions of your experiences of alienation are similiar to others who feel like outsiders, such as immigrants or people with a disability. I’m quite immersed in the world views of people like Thomas Sowell, Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, Coleman Hughes and Rob Henderson to give you an idea of where my critical analysis comes from.
Greetings. To be honest, reading and engaging with your comments about race feels like emotional labor. You are always centering yourself, and you lack such a foundational understanding of what women like me experience.
Clearly that is due to lack of genuine human relationships with women like myself, as well as whose world views you prioritize for learning "critical analysis".
So respectfully, I don't want to continue engaging with you, or receiving your commentary. Thank you. 🙏🏾