"The way people higher up our social hierarchies are reliably listened to over those lower down these unjust rankings is itself a major injustice. And it’s a pernicious everyday fact of life under oppressive systems like patriarchy and white supremacy. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to respond to the situation as a more privileged person. The right way involves speaking up when others who are less privileged won’t be heeded in the same way, and then using your power and privilege to amplify the voices of the marginalized folks who’ve long been shouting into the void. A wrong way is speaking over those who are better positioned to understand the issues due to their lived experience. But there’s another wrong way too: maintaining a scrupulous silence."

"When powerful and privileged white people speak in defense of Black and brown people subject to state violence and colonization and genocide, there’s often a long overdue moment of reckoning."

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How do you think the breakdown of general wealth and race compare to the breakdown of donations to the assistance of Gaza/Palestinians? I'm willing to bet there's a big discrepancy and a comparative lack of donations from rich white folk.

Calling on the group that is in the best position to assist but is underrepresented isn't a negative... unless you don't actually care about helping and you are just looking for your shitty "gotcha" moment in an online comment, proving you're an insufferable twat.

I am trying to understand the prevailing point of view. Why did she say "I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza" instead of just "I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza". Is it because, as Velma's post seems to indicate, that Ms Rachel cannot speak about disadvantaged people, and therefore must qualify it with "white"? Is that something that all white/advantaged people need to do with language?