even our (white) partner is trying to get us to cool down here, because it's starting to burn her out, but white people are not entitled to their comfort and our silence at their behest.
when we say we are tired of having our spirit abused, here are some examples of what we're talking about. the white impulse, as far as we've seen, is and will be, to read this, take it personally, and use this information as more evidence that their negative impressions of us are correct, and/but we speak out in an effort to break this fucking insidious double bind.