I’m quoting some more gobbledegook. It’s from Brene’ Brown’s recent Netflix special.

“To not have conversations (about inclusivity, equity, diversity, etc.) because they make you uncomfortable is the definition of privilege. Your comfort is not at the center of this discussion. That’s not how this works. Of course you’re going to get your ass handed to you in these conversations. And the Whiter, straighter, more Christian majority culture you are, the more mistakes you’re going to make.

It’s not a question about whether you have a bias or not, it’s what biases do you have, and how many, and how bad, and how deep? The people who are targeted by racism, and homophobia, and heterosexism, and gender bias are not responsible for initiating these conversations and building the tables where they should be happening. That’s not how this works. We have to be able to choose courage over comfort, and we have to say, “Look, I don’t know that I’m gonna nail this, but I’m going to try, because what I’m sure as hell not going to do is to stay quiet.”

That’s what we can’t do. And so, sure, you’re gonna make a lot of mistakes, yeah, it’s gonna be uncomfortable. You’re gonna learn about blind spots you didn’t even know you had. And then you’re gonna be grateful for that moment and take learning in it into your own hands, not make other people responsible for teaching it — and that’s how we move forward.”