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DrJessieNYC
@jessienyc.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Queer. Latest book: #NiceWhiteLadies.
…the next phase of my work is about figuring this bit out, how to offer an invitation to explore the shadow side without feeling attacked. Welcome any (sincere, thoughtful) suggestions. ☮️💜🌈
December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
…that most white people can NOT
hear anything I have to say bc their emotional /nervous system is so jacked that they immediately go in to fight-flight-freeze responses…
December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’ve tried to point this out in my work, from
White Lies (1997) to Nice White Ladies (2021), I’ve highlighted the way the problem is US, yes including white liberals…& what I’ve learned thru doing this work is…
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
…what Carl Jung refers to as SHADOW WORK, then this is shadow work for white people. DJT is a symptom, not a root cause. MAGA is our shadow.
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
…fundamentally a problem that WHITE people have created,
inherited and perpetuated & one we - white people - MUST deal with. If you know anything at all about…
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
…is that as terrible (+ possibly rigged) as the election was, we have to deal with the reality that a portion of the population supports him & his policies & that isn’t going to change with the next election cycle…it’s the problem of the Confederacy all over again & that is…
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The web version prompted me to “verify” my age before proceeding…so I closed that tab. Haven’t update the app on my phone, so…🤷‍♀️
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Reposted by DrJessieNYC
There is some argument to be made about how only the woman in this sordid scenario is paying a price but it is not a lynching in any way shape or form. I wish people demonstrated even a slight understanding of history.
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM