Compassion

When talking about the racism they have encountered, sometimes all BIPOC people would like to feel is some sort of compassion. Some sort of empathy. The typical “well racism is everywhere” is like another dagger to the heart of someone that is already hurting.

I recently had an experience where I told a really personal and painful story to someone and when they said, “that bastard” in regards to the person that had hurt me, it made me appreciate that person so much because I felt that they actually cared, and it felt really nice to see someone actually care, instead of trying to make excuses for the behavior of a racist.