The Progressivists by Jo Lorenz

The Progressivists by Jo Lorenz

Racism

EXIT STAGE WHITE

Chronicles of a white woman's critique gone viral. A tale of blue bracelets, white fragility, and why performative solidarity isn't the show we need right now.

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Jo Lorenz
Nov 26, 2024
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FRIENDS, GATHER AROUND FOR A TALE from Instagram three weeks ago, where I dared suggest that perhaps the solution to systemic oppression wasn’t hiding in our jewelry boxes.

Spoiler alert: the spotlight-grabbing that followed was not in the original script.


Two groups are on my mind as I write this Substack:

  1. First: Those of you who reached out through comm…

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