This is how white people see racism. Something looks weird but you can’t quite figure it out. It’s annoying but in a bit, you’ll just ignore it and move on. Once you see it, you can never unsee it. Save the picture to go back and look in a few days, you’ll never unsee it. So when someone tells you about a racist event, a racist structure, a sexual assault, a sexist workplace, a business that is not accessible or friendly, or how they walked into that place and they could tell (though you were oblivious) that it was not a safe place for them. Remember this picture. If you spend enough time, you’ll see it too.

© words by Daniel DeMarle 4/14/23