You know about rules, right?
some rules are easy for people to follow. Some rules are hard for people to follow. Some rules are easy for some people to follow and hard for other people to follow.
for example: a rule that says “if you get a speeding ticket in our town, the only way you can pay the fine is by showing up in person on a certain day, at a certain time” is going to be easy for some people to follow, and hard for other people to follow. Easy for people who are retired, or who have flexible work schedules, like Uncle Tom. But for people like nurses and grocery store workers, this rule is hard to follow.
“If you get a speeding ticket in our town, you can pay it online, or by sending a check in the mail, or by showing up at the courthouse on any afternoon from 1:00 to 6:00”
by giving people a variety of ways to pay the ticket, we make it easier for them to follow the rules
if we’re going to have rules, why not make them easy to follow?
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“Whiteness” is not about the color of your skin. The “white” in white supremacy is not about the color of anyone’s skin either.