Fight Me

You heard me right. Two. White. Women.

Which is fucking insane in itself, but on the first day of class one of the professors was reading an article, written by a black woman…and decided that it was completely acceptable and appropriate to drop the n-word (hard r) and every single person in class was fucking MORTIFIED. Even in the context of education, there was no reason for a white professor to so casually and subtly use that word. (They were called out for it immediately after and profusely apologized)

My point is that covert racism is still racism, and unfortunately it is alive and well.

I also have all of the articles and works saved from this class if anyone would like to do some heavy and necessary reading! I have hard copies, but I’m sure I can find the links for the articles as well.

Just after doing a little research on google, I found these articles to be incredibly helpful on breaking down covert racism, racism, white privilege, etc.

covert racism

systematic racism

racism and health

becoming trustworthy white allies

what is white privilege

books on systematic racism, racial justice, and anti-racism

race equity tools

But unlike the adult in this strip, Calvin’s dad actually APOLOGIZED for yelling at him when he saw how guilty his kid was:

Exercise for blood flow to your brain, to build necessary muscle, and relieve stress/anxiety.

Keep hygiene.

Eat mindfully (fruits, veggies, protein, fibre. All that.)

Understand your hunger signals (headache, woozy, empty stomach.)

Rest and sleep.

Go outside (with sunscreen!!)

Socialize (I am aware that this is very hard when you hate yourself, but I promise you, good people would not see you how you see yourself).

Entertain your hobbies.

Eventually, after you have found what you love and enjoy, you will start to see yourself in more of a neutral light. You are allowed to not like parts of yourself. Loving every aspect of yourself is impossible. There might be parts of your body that you'll never fully learn to appreciate.

The reality is that the body you have is the body you keep. You keep growing. You keep going. You never stop having a body and your body will fluctuate as you age and grow.