If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you’ll know that I regularly get (long) emails from whites, mostly Americans, asking me to stop judging all of them by the actions of a rotten few. They implore me to “think rationally” with “zero emotion” and stop relaying to the black masses that whites do indeed have some type of power to devastate black people.
Those that are truthful, and there have been quite a few over the past few years, admit shocking racism ( shocking only to them) from their family members, friends, co-workers and even from their children. The main question coming from them is always:
“What can I do?”
Which leads me to this recent letter from a white reader:
“Dear DOAN,
I’ve subscribed to your blog and have enjoyed reading your thoughts even though you paint me with the same brush as everyone else. I’m a white male, in my fifties and was born here. Even though I know the playing field isn’t equal, you and others make it seem as though it’s more severe than ever.
I know I’m not the popular person on here, but I have a serious question to ask you.
What exactly do you want from white people? Is it money? Is it an apology? How can I make it so you don’t hate us? Slavery is over and I know the after effects with the prison system caused you a lot of grief but seriously what do you want from us as a collective? Not being rude or intrusive but just asking a serious question to stop all the hate directed at me just for being white.”
Signed,
“X”
I, along with countless blacks, have written well thought pieces and video responses on the many, many ,many ways whites worldwide can stop this insanity. But for those of you that still don’t understand…here’s a response:
Dear “X”
As a white male, you are the single greatest contributor to this system we call white domination. What can you do EXACTLY to end this insanity, you ask? Well…
- If you see something racially amiss, speak up against it out loud.
- Take the time to educate your children on racism and explain to them why it is wrong
- Admit you do indeed have white privilege and use it to erase barriers
- Stop pretending that the things we say don’t count, didn’t really happen or we’re being too sensitive
By denying others the right to their huemanity, you ostracize yourself from huemanity.
In the very near future, whites will find themselves alone with zero allies. Whites in Europe who wish nothing to do with American whites, have already began distancing themselves from you. I know this for a fact.
Have you ever thought what the world will look like when EVERYONE realizes that you and your female counterpart is responsible for their condition economically, agriculturally and otherwise? After all, you are the ones that run things, are you not?
Your vote, your voice and your opinion is what counts, isn’t it?
If you truly desire a level playing field, you’ll find a way to do it.
Sincerely,
Truthbetold
