Thread by @triciaebarvia

This post, please, please read. This is what critical self-reflection and acting with intention and humility re: issues of #equity and racism can look like. Some highlights in this thread (but please read the whole thing) 👇🏾

@SchleiderJustin TY for your words & honesty. /1

https://twitter.com/SchleiderJustin/status/1018666593482694656

"My children will be surrounded almost entirely by kids and adults who look and act like them. They will be educated during their most formidable years in a way that normalizes whiteness. Makes it the default.This will cause them irreparable harm." -@SchleiderJustin /2

"Yes, being raised in an all-white environment harms white people. We shut ourselves off from the humanity of others because we are not in the position of connecting with people who don’t look and act like us. This harms our souls." -@SchleiderJustin /3

"There is no book of parenting or the right way to do it. Personally, I know I want my children to understand that they are connected to everyone in the world. In order to accomplish this, I have to show them what the world is truly like." -@SchleiderJustin /4

"This is not a how-to manual nor am I looking for pats on the back. I simply am reflecting on how I am trying to combat Nazi rallies & the newly public acceptance of hatred by resisting in my own life & that of my children." -@SchleiderJustin /5

"Humanism starts by teaching my own kids how to be anti-racist." -@SchleiderJustin

Love all this. Please read the whole thing here: slowchatpe.com/2018/07/16/the…