Links: words and actions

'Would you be willing?': words to turn a conversation around (and those to avoid) by Rosie Ifould.

We Don't Do That Here by Aja Hammerly. I might have linked to this one before. It's that good.

ETA because this also fits the theme: This discussion is over because you're arguing in bad faith. by blimix

Why, Miss A! You're Beautiful Without Your Shift In Meaning! by Marissa Lingen. In the context of A Wrinkle in Time, discusses how nowadays people have much wider choices in pairs of glasses, which means they can choose flattering ones. Also links to this article on Meg's natural hair in the movie because white people have a lot more choices in hairstyles now too, but Black people are much more constrained.

7 Women of Color Activists Who Are Making History by Evette Dionne.

Sometimes, individual actions just aren't enough. Last Call For Race To The Bottom by Zandar.

A groundbreaking new Harvard study of my generation (late Gen X/early millennials born from 1978-1983) finds that even when black men come from wealthy families, have similar education to white men, have similar family situations with stable two parent households, and even coming from families with similar net worth, they earn significantly less than white men.

First two links via silveradept and Women of Color Activists via Shakesville.