christaleigh
The Problem with White People
I passed a black man on my run today, and I kind of wanted to stop him and give him a hug and just be like, hey- we're not all terrified of black men, just wanted to let you know. But he avoided eye contact with me, even when I waved and mumbled 'hey'. And I wondered for the rest of my run if that was because I was white, or because I was a woman, or because he was just in a zone and didn't see me at all. Intuitively, I'm sure it was a bit of all three- what motivation does