From Where I Enter: “When Being a “Good Ally” Goes Wrong”
Check out this great reflection about Allyhood from the blog: Where I Enter:
“The first rule of being a good ally is that it’s not about you. Your feelings are irrelevant. If you insist on framing the conversation around your feelings and how you’re being excluded, then you were never a real ally in the first place….If someone from a marginalized group calls you out on your privilege, one of the worst things you can do is to get defensive. What you need to do is sit back, listen, and reflect on what you did and how that came across. It doesn’t matter what your intent was, what matters is how it was perceived and received.”
Check out the full article:
From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins, MSW
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Good article.
I thought so too Patrice! Have you ever had any experiences with calling someone out where they got defensive?