White People Can't Be No Allies to #BlackLivesMatter

From the far-left professor Roxane Gay, at Marie Claire (of all places), "On Making Black Lives Matter - The extreme violence of the past week has clarified one thing: Allies aren't enough anymore":

On Making Black Lives Matter: The Way Forward from Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and Alva Braziel https://t.co/lH7FUtUmFs

— roxane gay (@rgay) July 11, 2016

Black people do not need allies. We need people to stand up and take on the problems borne of oppression as their own, without remove or distance. We need people to do this even if they cannot fully understand what it's like to be oppressed for their race or ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, class, religion, or other marker of identity. We need people to use common sense to figure out how to participate in social justice.

Don't tell us about your racist uncle or grandfather or sister or cousin. Don't try to unburden yourself of guilt that isn't yours to carry. Actively listen when marginalized people tell you about their oppression—don't offer your pity (which only helps you) and don't apologize. Listen and do your best to understand what it feels like to live with oppression as a constant. Speak up when you hear people making racist jokes. Speak up when you see injustice in action. Inform yourself about your local law enforcement and how they treat people of color. Vote. Take a stand instead of waiting for absolution from people of color. We don't have that kind of time. We're fighting for our lives.

That's kind of like STFU and sit your honky white ass down mofo.

But still more, in any case.