Catherine Pugh, Esq.
1 min readJun 21, 2020

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Hi! No prob. These are personal opinions, some of which fly in the face of theory and doctrines here.

Do you mean that the concept of racism doesn’t really exist or that the term is coined by white people? Racism exists, and I don’t know who coined “White Ally.” I simply take umbrage with it as a bit of a paradox. If I was speaking to a group, I’d describe my discomfort this way:

“If we (the U.S.) were thinking about racism with a firm grasp of who needs to drive what, we never would have come up with the term ‘White Ally.’ The fact that we did is a clue that we’re just a tad bit “off” on where who bears the burden of driving the cure. That doesn’t mean ‘driving solo.’ That means ‘who must occupy the driver’s seat.’ If can we, we should tweak the language in a way that clears that up. That “clearing up,” in turn, will tweak our mentality. That new mentality will increase our odds of beating this thing.”

Let me know if I just made everything worse. LOL.

Or do you mean that only white people are racist and others races are not? I think anyone can be racist. Moreover, I think everyone is to some degree. That’s a HUGE break from modern theories. And yet . . .

Or is it that we are beyond help and there’s nothing any of us can do about it? Noooooooooo, no no no no no. We’re only beyond help if we’re dead.

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Catherine Pugh, Esq.
Catherine Pugh, Esq.

Written by Catherine Pugh, Esq.

Private Counsel. Former DOJ-CRT, Special Litigation Section, Public Defender; Adjunct Professor (law & undergrad). Developed Race & Law course.

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