
“I’m just very fearful,” the white woman said at a school board meeting. (See video at the end.)
Actually, I’m not very fearful. My white privilege has put me in a position where I don’t have to fear living in my skin. I have two amazing daughters who have their own families now. And, bonus: this week my younger daughter and her dear husband are working from our home. Their offices have been moving around our place based on several factors–whether or not they are in a meeting, which porch has the perfect sunniness, where the wind shelters them, and today they’ve moved indoors because of the cold morning.
I get to spoil my cubs with good cooking like this morning’s breakfast of Lemon-Blueberry Dutch Baby.
On a more serious note, “I’m just very fearful” about the people who are so afraid of losing their position of white supremacy that they are killing others.
I remember when my kids were little there was a report, likely after a census, that predicted when the number of non-white people in America would surpass the number of white people. It was going to be by the year 20?? (I forget). It hasn’t happened yet, but lately I have noticed the impending change has cemented the culture of “white supremacy,” proving it is alive and sick in America. The fear that white supremacy might come undone seems to feed the ubiquitous gun culture too. This fear has gripped the lives of so many that now they are shooting neighbors and innocent travelers, not just nefarious intruders. Racism, white supremacy, religious fundamentalism, the history of the second amendment, and guns–they are all eternally entwined.
The following poem is written in the voice of a member of Moms for Liberty. (Watch the video below in Kenny Akers’ tweet. The quote “I’m just very fearful” comes from her statement at the school board meeting.
I’m just very fearful
Impossible to be cheerful
Replacement makes me tearful
I’m just very fearful
My white children will feel too awful
if you tell them their history is bad-full
I’m just very fearful
Do I worry he will grow up to pull
the trigger? — I’m just very fearful
Mom's of Liberty on school board tried to explain to the NAACP why she disagreed with diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is why I bring awareness! ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/aGEtEBWH9z
— Kenny Akers (@KeneAkers) April 30, 2023