Derailment
"What about black on black crime?"
Answer: Are black lives not worth protecting?
Minimization
"I dont think they meant it that way when they said it"
Answer: remind them of intention vs impact.
Reduction
"It's not like black people are the only ones dying"
Answer: No, they aren't, but black people are disproportionately dying in this country and all over the world. Can we at least talk about that.
Tokenism
"My boyfriend is black"
Answer: remind them that having a black boyfriend doesn't mean that you are not racist and in fact the idea that you wouldn't be racist because you have a black boyfriend is in fact.
Hurt
"I feel really unsafe having this conversation right now"
Answer: Are you feeling unsafe or are you feeling uncomfortable?
"What about black on black crime?"
Answer: Are black lives not worth protecting?
Minimization
"I dont think they meant it that way when they said it"
Answer: remind them of intention vs impact.
Reduction
"It's not like black people are the only ones dying"
Answer: No, they aren't, but black people are disproportionately dying in this country and all over the world. Can we at least talk about that.
Tokenism
"My boyfriend is black"
Answer: remind them that having a black boyfriend doesn't mean that you are not racist and in fact the idea that you wouldn't be racist because you have a black boyfriend is in fact.
Hurt
"I feel really unsafe having this conversation right now"
Answer: Are you feeling unsafe or are you feeling uncomfortable?