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In reply to the discussion: Black women are tired of explaining to white women why they should care about everyone's interest [View all]PatrickforO
(14,559 posts)Seriously.
The book presents a number of actual cases of people literally dying, not of whiteness per se, but of racism. Dying of the insidious desire to prevent people of color from having any benefits.
I never really thought of it this way because I want all of us to have enough, all of us to be on an even playing field and all of us to be treated equally before the law. There's more, of course, but that's a start.
But there are white majorities in a number of states that are perfectly willing to go without needed medical services because they cannot pay as long as people of color also cannot pay.
This is a disease. Again, not whiteness per se, but this attitude. This idea that you have to watch like a hawk to prevent people of color from getting anything because...why?
Why? That's the issue I can't really get my head around. Wouldn't it be better if we ALL had healthcare and none of us ever had to worry about going bankrupt from medical costs, or about being denied care we need because the 'price point' has been set too high.
You're right though. These abortion bans, hopefully, will wake women up. Make them vote. Make us ALL vote.
And then, after we've voted and turned the country blue, hold those we've elected accountable for DOING what they SAID they would do once in office.