But, as indivuals, do they owe us the effort of helping our voices be heard? Because that’s what this is actually about: that traditionally, black women have been some of the strongest organizers within the Democratic party. The work they do helps others get their voices heard through their votes. This year they basically got told that nobody cared, including from black men. When this is about black women helping others get their voice heard, it’s pretty clear that right now nobody cares about the work they’ve put in to do that.
I don’t blame anyone for putting in decades of hard work and feeling like it’s no longer their responsibility to get others organized and get their voices heard, when the majority has made perfectly clear that they don’t give one hot damn about all that hard work. Why should that job be left to some of the most vulnerable amongst us culturally, anyway?
But, as indivuals, do they owe us the effort of helping our voices be heard? Because that’s what this is actually about: that traditionally, black women have been some of the strongest organizers within the Democratic party. The work they do helps others get their voices heard through their votes. This year they basically got told that nobody cared, including from black men. When this is about black women helping others get their voice heard, it’s pretty clear that right now nobody cares about the work they’ve put in to do that.
I don’t blame anyone for putting in decades of hard work and feeling like it’s no longer their responsibility to get others organized and get their voices heard, when the majority has made perfectly clear that they don’t give one hot damn about all that hard work. Why should that job be left to some of the most vulnerable amongst us culturally, anyway?