Source: readersdigest.ca

Am I One Of The Good Ones?

Jeffrey Rousseau
5 min readOct 10, 2019

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What does it mean to be “good”?
Is this defined by us or by what society deems fit?
I ask myself Am I one of the good ones? Am I there now? Are you one of the good ones?

So ask yourself: Am I one of the good ones…

If I’ll never have to courage to protest for Black people?
If I’m “friends” with marginalized people but never invite them for dinner?
If my social circles all look the same?
If I insult someone else’s language?
If the only beauty I acknowledge is Eurocentric?

If I can’t name one author whom is Black or Brown?
If I say I don’t talk about politics?
If I never talk about societal issues with my friends?
If I only speak about being positive even when I’m not?
If I never read about the news?

If I refuse to hide from the truth even if it’s painful?
If I mock someone for being queer?
If I reject a human being because “it’s not in the bible”?
If look at the poor to be lower than human?
If my tv shows, books, music, and etc are my religion?

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Jeffrey Rousseau

I bat for PoCs, marginalized, equality, inclusion & geekdom. I'm warming the bench until coach subs me in. https://linktr.ee/jeffreyrousseau