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Reply to "The Consequences of Being Openly Anti-racist?"

Here is a list of reasons I have used and heard. I do not believe any of them are good reasons, but here they are.

- Don't want to be ostracized by my peers.

- Don't want to argue with family.

- Don't want to "disrespect" an elder.

- Can sympathize with a racist's views i.e. "I used to feel that way."

- Feels like a waste of time to engage with white folks who don't understand basic sociological principles like systemic racism and colonization.

As far as tangible consequences, the only that I have experienced are the loss of a couple of "friends". I know estrangement from family is quite common for openly anti-racist (and pro-LGBT) whites. I have yet to hear of a white person being fired from their job for being openly anti-racist. 

So the consequences pale in comparison to the lived experiences of POC.

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