The parents' letter is a little bonkers, but the response is totally reasonable. I feel like the responder was trying to politely say "this isn't OK no matter w

The parents' letter is a little bonkers, but the response is totally reasonable. I feel like the responder was trying to politely say "this isn't OK no matter where you're coming from on it" without saying it. When they say things like "Given the long history of white people policing Black existence, I question whether Jack is the right person to be taking on this task and whether it would be more appropriate coming from a BIPOC person." they're missing the point. It's not "appropriate" to keep annotated lists of every single behavior someone does that you don't like. This isn't adult men committing sexual harassment, it's teenagers with Instagram accounts. Likewise, "On the other hand, I am proud of how committed he is to this cause and I don’t want to stop him from bearing witness to injustices within his own community." That's not what this is. It's a burn book. The idea that they'd even consider support his doing if it weren't being concealed from them is absurd. This behavior shouldn't be normalized and will fix nothing. I believe in and agree with most of the causes people consider to be under the umbrella of "social justice" (my post history will bear me out) and this is absolutely way past the mark of being OK.