I say that 2019 is way scarier than I could have ever imagined because white privilege has kept me ignorant from how bad and terrible things have always been. Like, yes it’s bad. But it’s been bad. Forever. And on purpose. Its just that it’s not bad for white people, at least not physically. Its morally gut-wrenching and absolutely disgusting, but the system was built in white people’s favor so a lot of the issues don’t actually touch my day to day life. Things like discrimination, unconscious bias, and police brutality have literally never been an actual to issue to me or anyone I know, because I only other privileged white people and I live inside a bubble I didn’t even know about until recently.
So yeah, realizing how other people are being murdered every day by police, are being keep in cages and starved of any humanity, how corporations have more rights and money than people, and women are quickly losing any autonomy they have over their own bodies is beyond fucking terrifying.
And i do not have any answers on what to do. But I started donating to organizations that do know, and supporting other people’s voices as much as I can through as many avenues I can. But it’s not enough. I feel it’s not enough in my bones.