Wake Up Call
If this was your wake up call, I’m here for you. You’re a little late to the party, and there’s a lot to catch up on. But if you’re feeling lost, I’m here. … Continue readingWake Up Call
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White supremacy and unlearning oppression
White Women: It’s Time to Get Loud
Hey white women, can we huddle for a second? We need to chat. I know it’s been a lot to take in. Every day feels like a new story, a new part of yourself you need to dig up and re-evaluate. I know you’ve been through the not wanting to be white and the tears … Continue readingWhite Women: It’s Time to Get Loud
White Feelings: 0-60 for Charlottesville
Charlottesville is a fucking mess. So here it is: your 0-60 speed-run through your white feelings to get you on board… In no particular order. Oh my god, I can’t believe this is happening. It is. I’m sorry. Oh my god, this is just so awful. It is. I can’t believe this is real. It. Fucking. Is. How … Continue readingWhite Feelings: 0-60 for Charlottesville
Funding Social Justice: A Few Ideas
Since the post on white money I’ve had some people asking me what they can do to make a difference. Many have shared their personal stories with money and the poverty mentality, but they’re still not sure what to do. There’s no one quick trick, I’m afraid. Your ideas around money and wealth have been … Continue readingFunding Social Justice: A Few Ideas
White Money in Social Justice
I can’t talk about money without talking about my relationship to money. I grew up middle class. Or maybe upper middle class? I’m not sure what the defining features are. We only had one car most of the time, and were only allowed two gifts from Santa, but also we had a pool for a … Continue readingWhite Money in Social Justice
Allyship is Just a Little White Lie
Allyship is not enough. I just came back from the Black Lives Matter Symposium in Cambridge. My friend, DiDi Delgado, a brilliant writer and truth-teller, asked me to co-facilitate the white panels with Abraham Lateiner and Debby Irving. In the process I learned something not only about myself, but about white folks in racial justice … Continue readingAllyship is Just a Little White Lie
Wonder Woman: Listening in the Name of Intersectionality
Coming off the high of Ghostbusters last summer, the first Wonder Woman trailer dropped. I wrote an article about the importance of the movie to me. I dug up a story from my childhood about Wonder Woman and waxed poetic about how much this movie would mean to me. My feminism and social justice … Continue readingWonder Woman: Listening in the Name of Intersectionality
In Search of the Angry White Woman
Finding Anger, Forgetting Guilt. Anger is a new emotion for me. I realize I’m a 30 year old woman and I should probably have a better handle on this. But discovering anger, feeling it, naming it, and expressing it, are all part of a very new process for me. Someone said to me recently that … Continue readingIn Search of the Angry White Woman
We Are What We Are
White people and our obsession with labels. Hello, my name is Erynn and I’m white. Oh I know, you don’t see colour. Well, I’m sure you believe that. I’m going to keep talking about it though because whether you see it or not, it’s there. Is ‘white’ an insufficient introduction? If I weren’t white, you’d already have … Continue readingWe Are What We Are
The State of White Women — Part ||
No one hates white women as much as they hate themselves. This article has a Part I which establishes the shattered identity of white women following the 2016 election and the Women’s March on Washington. I forget about the brainwashing process. I suppose that’s the point, but it still surprises me whenever I realize I’ve … Continue readingThe State of White Women — Part ||