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Les Enseignants (My Colleagues are White People)

6/29/2017

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​From VONA Voices Open Studio at Kelly Writers House.
​Originally recorded at Kelly Writers House.
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My colleagues are white people—nice, young white people, who all pride themselves on doing the right thing. They would’ve voted for Obama in ’08 and ’12 given the chance. They decried Cosby as a rapist, wept for Nabra Hassanen. They wrote think pieces on Facebook for Tamir Rice (and stayed silent when Adama Traoré died.)

My colleagues are white people—nice, young white people, who all pride themselves on believing in the right things. They loved Bernie’s agenda and thought Hilary wasn’t crooked—but too untrustworthy to inherit Obama’s legacy. They marched with their sisters to the Eiffel Tower to protest sexism and hijabs, topless in the street, baring their bodies to world for consumption and rage. They donated to the poor last winter, like the year before, because they believe that the world can be saved, one worn faux fur Zara coat at a time.

My colleagues are white people—nice, young white people, who all pride themselves on being approachable.
Open-minded.
Calculated.
And just fucking exhausting...
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