Now, THESE are the conversations we need to be having. I applaud you for having the balls to call me out on what you see as racism. Too often, we remain in our own echo chambers and hear/respond to things we agree with to the exclusion of all else.

Kamala's campaign, for me was too big on vibes and too light on substance. Vibes are nice, but I have a nasty habit of wanting to eat and have a roof over my head.

Cutting off family members who disagree with you is ridiculous. If a person is so afraid of an opposing view, it shows nothing but the weakness in their own position. Challenging the norms, speaking out against the status quo is how we advance as a society. As I've said before, if a small number of people didn't have the courage to speak out against chattel slavery back in the day (a very unpopular stance at the time), my little mixed-race ass would be in a plantation kitchen back in South Carolina.

Which brings me to the suspicion. You have a point. I can't deny that. The suspicion has been ingrained in me since birth. Like I said, I'm mixed and I was adopted by my paternal uncle and his wife (both Black). She passed her experiences on to me. I, in turn, have not had the best experiences with white women (and no, it isn't all white women) from day 1. My white family rejected myself and my siblings as "those (insert the word you know I mean here) children." It's always been white women and white girls who have either used me, abused me or bullied me. And don't get me started on men.... Honestly, I'm pretty suspicious of all people, but you've given me a reason to examine my assumptions and approach, and that's never a bad thing.