2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Heckler/disruptor Patrisse Cullors appoints herself the spokesperson of black people [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)I know you get it - and OMG, what a relief after some of the crazy crap I've been reading since Saturday!
It's been heartbreaking, reading some of the stuff being posted by DUers whom I've appreciated for years and years, just going totally off the rails on this one. Failing the test. Shields up, walls up, armor on - and for what???
Yeah, gobsmacked is the very least I can say about it. My gawd, the blind spots, the self-protection, the shut-down of human empathy. Why the hell would our black sisters and brothers want anything the hell to do with us if this is how we react to THEIR viscerally expressed truth.
Thanks so much for responding, you've brightened my day more than you can know. Yes, we must definitely meet again some day - if for no other reason than affording me the opportunity of giving you a ginormous hug.