Alice Greczyn Instagram – When I engage in private dialogue about topics like what I posted yesterday, people often express surprise that I am pro-#socialjustice. I feel hurt and baffled by their surprise until I remember that most people don’t read words carefully. Many project their own assumptions, hearsay, and fill in my blanks with what they expect from people who might say things similar to what I say, rather than taking in my words alone.
I am pro-LGBTQ rights.
I am pro-women’s rights.
I am pro-racial equality.
“But why don’t you post more about those?”
Because I’ve learned the hard way that when I share pics of my friends who are LGBTQ and POC, they get dragged into the misperception many have of me that I am “tokenizing” them, “using” them, and that they are “blind to my obvious racism and bigotry.”
This is cruel beyond words and so false I almost can’t bear addressing it.
So no, you won’t see me sharing pics of the diversity within my life because the social justice activists who react to it are exactly the reason I leave my loved ones out of their box-ticking morality tests.
Because many have made up their minds about me, I am often accused of virtue signaling or attempting to backpedal whenever I do post about a cause that is perceived as more progressive, Left, and liberal.
I know my motives.
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