Are you guilty?

3 Most Common Types of “Whitesplaining”

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“WHITESPLAINING:” (noun)

that habit of some people who are of predominantly European descent to interject themselves into conversations when they should not.

Ever wonder why some people say “But I’m not racist!” after doing something belittling to a black or brown person?

Because there are many people of Euro descent who don’t use derogatory terms toward people of color, they don’t intentionally hire white people only, they don’t intentionally only socialize with white people… They honestly don’t mean any ill will to others BUT…

they are still perpetuating harmful habits that have real life implications for people of color. Notice above I used the word “intentionally.”

JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T SET OUT A PLAN TO DO A THING, DOES NOT MEAN YOU’RE NOT DOING THAT EXACT THING.

Racism taught white people for generations that they were smarter than and better adept at leadership than any person of color. We see this belief perpetuating itself in the many white led and white staffed organizations that are involved in work in predominantly black and brown communities.