𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 ... 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴?
1. The White Savior
2. The Secret Ally
3. The "Overly Familiar" Ally
4. The "Can't Tell Me Sh*t" Ally
5. The Performative Ally
6. The "Well Actually" Ally
7. The "White Guilt" Ally
Tony Nabors
www.racialequityinsights.com
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As we evolve from super messed up to doing better there are a whole lotta ways to get it wrong. Thank goodness we continue to grow, evolve & hopefully improve.
Not that I had advice for her, but friend of mine started a conversation with me the other day, looking for her own footing.
I’d like to share these types with her to see if they help her navigate. In the meantime, I’ve got more soul searching to do.
These archetypes are not "allies" ... they are perpetuating the problem.
Tony Nabors
www.racialequityinsights.com