> what I can't understand is why my white homies feel that it's up to them to speak up about racial/gender issues. I don’t know what your “white homies” are sa

> what I can't understand is why my white homies feel that it's up to them to speak up about racial/gender issues. I don’t know what your “white homies” are saying (maybe they’re just immature dicks and that’s why you feel that way). But so long as they feel it’s important, are honestly and genuinely basing it on a good intention and with good reasoning, why shouldn’t they be allowed to be part of the conversation? This idea that only non-white people can talk about diversity, or only women or trans (etc.) should be able talk about gender is preposterous on the face of it.