Jeanette C. Espinoza
2 min readFeb 20, 2021

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If you feel in interpreted what you said incorrectly, the respectfully I acknowledge that. What I took issue with is your term "I hate whitey" look. This gives the impression that every Black person who doesn't look at you the way you want them to hates white people and that is making a HUGE assumption about an entire race of people. You misconstrued what I was saying because it's not that I have any issues with smiles, I have issues with that term you used.

I will say this one last time - no I am not here to be challenged on things that don't directly affect the movement. What you are challenging me on are your personal feelings, which while I respect them, they have zero to do with the liberation of Black people.

All of this back and forth could have been much more fruitful if you didn't spend so much time trying to prove me wrong or dictate what I'm thinking and feeling and instead keep the focus on what I wrote about in the first place - COMBATING RACISM. This conversation always gets derailed with some white people who are more concerned with proving their point than focusing on humanity.

Again, I implore you to read Julia Hubbel. She is by far the best white woman writer on Medium and she does not speak from the defensive, nor does she push her will and make assumptions about people that she doesn't know. She is kind, thoughtful, and extremely well-informed on the Black experience. Her latest article is excellent as always and I would suggest reading it:

https://jhubbel.medium.com/why-i-read-marleyk-bbf9fb64762b

It has honestly become draining to continue this dialogue because no solutions will come from it. But the wonderful thing is that you and I aren't the only women in the world and each of us will find others that we are more compatible with and will be able to able work with and find common ground while disagreeing. I know this because I know many white women who I have these type of relationships with. It has never been my practice in life to engage with anyone who drains my energy and I respectfully remove myself from this exchange. You can call this whatever you like and you are more than welcome to have the last word and to be right.

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Jeanette C. Espinoza
Jeanette C. Espinoza

Written by Jeanette C. Espinoza

Mom of 2 amazing humans | Author of 3 books, including Rock Your Crown - Amazon.com| Speaker | Activist | Creator of Jeanette’s Jewels www.jeanettecespinoza.com

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