So I'm on a social justice message board. Yesterday some of the members were planning to attend a peace march in Atlantic City. However, the step off point of the march changed from the community center to a local address. One of the white, gentrified, members wrote "Are sure of this change? From Google maps, this does not look like any place special. Looks like one of the houses in a project." I'll give you a minute...(cue Jeopardy music)...
Um, where should the march be? Longport? Linwood? I love it. I want to do a peace march. But not where any black people might actually be. And I get criticized at for things I say on stage. Wow.
So what did we learn? One: it is important to look at people's intentions as opposed to what they say. Two: I cannot wait to get old so I can say whatever the fuck I want.