Stop Trying to be a Perfect Antiracist & be a Decent Human Instead

Failing to speak up against racism is lazy allyship

Dr. Tiffany Jana
An Injustice!
Published in
5 min readApr 15, 2021

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The once popular white ally safety pin. (Source: Canva.com)

Perhaps people would be less afraid to say the wrong things if we normalized being honest about racism when we see it. Many white people are afraid of being called-out, or worse — cancelled, for saying or doing something racist. Ibram X Kendi’s assertion that

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