I just had a guy tell me he has to “tolerate subtle racism” to get stuff done, and I'm like, “yeah, but that's FUCKED UP tho”, and he's STILL trying to sell me the Movement™'s Narrative®, and I'm like, but why.
You know, and I know, it's bullshit, it's a pragmatic exercise designed to show those in power what your power is.
Please… please don't internalize it. It's very sad.