Speaking of conflation: granting legal status to children who were brought to the country is not quite the same as allowing “anyone who can find his way across the border to stay.”

Well, actually...

It was horrifying to me during the sort of zenith of the issues in Syria and people were trapped between ISIS and Assad and half of Facebook was going “So?, Fix your OWN Country, you can’t come here.”

None.

It seems like a weird crab bucket mentality.

Excellent analysis. Tomorrow’s Clapback should be awesome. Also...

i’ve spent years trying to wrap my head around the 18th century mindset, where they said shit like that but “opressed and persecuted of all nations and religions” meant “Wealthy but not of noble descent Anglo Saxon Protestant men”

When I was in HS/brunt of college I worked at McDonalds and I made the mistake of mentioning prior daycare experience and wound up the birthday person. They only give hour or two intervals of exclusivity and maybe ten minutes between each party and I remember this family coming in and deciding that because that wasn’t…

As a white person I fully support this theory.

I have a theory. I think it’s an inner ear deficiency. Hear me out. (pun). OK inner ear directs balance and depth perception. You notice how on a dance floor people of color move around each other effortlessly? Even unseen people, we sense the distance of people behind us. White people will bump into people. Always.…

Yeah, I’m gonna go with bad upbringing on this one. I’ve met white people who had manners, so I know they can posses them. I mean British people have them. I’ve seen it.

Parents can be the worst offenders. (And I am a parent of several children so I know EXACTLY what they’re going through and I still don’t tolerate that trash). Children running through restaurants should be smacked along with their parents.

I’ve started to not move out of the way when I’m walking in the sort of designated path that I should be walking even though the person in front of me knows they are about to be in my way. The amount of shocked looks and befuddlement when I don’t move and either they have to move or they bump into me would be…

Can confirm those gaggles won’t move for anyone but more of their own.

All of this and then some. I believe Damon wrote a piece on this before, but I will NOT move over when walking on the sidewalk and a gaggle of Beckies decides to refuse to form a line, when clearly they see someone else is walking. I cut through that shit like I’m playing Red Rover. No look-backs, no apologies.

White people, in general, tend to be pretty terrible when it comes to acknowledging other people and personal space. Any and all free space is theirs to occupy, including your personal space. That sidewalk? Theirs to take up entirely and walk on at a leisurely pace, while making no accommodations to others. That seat…

A good rule of thumb to follow when considering whipping out your phone in a sensitive location: (1) am I ever going to look at this photo that I’m planning to take?; and (2) are there already professional photos of this available for free online?

It’s a concept that many white people seem to struggle with. That not all things are theirs. And that some things will never have owners because they can not be owned.

You’ve pretty much described my day-to-day, once I leave my home, Damon.

And then this white guy, either oblivious to or just not giving a shit about his surroundings, bumping into people. And not giving enough of a shit to notice.