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This is so true and the whole thread is worth reading. Something current events has made clear to me is how few white people I know have black friends (or tbqh any friends who are PoC). I was somewhat aware of the statistics, but the reality of it has been... eye opening. polotek/1275646352681308162
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I have long joked that white men don’t have a word for sponsorship because they just call it going to work. White women have long been pushing to get more sponsorship, and it’s so important we pay it forward and build those relationships with other people who need that too.
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Anyway fun fact, I was a longtime fan of Marco and finally managed to befriend him by asking to have him on a panel I was moderating. He was amazing and thoughtful, of course, and I got to fulfil a long time goal of getting a dude on stage and asking about his wife 😆🤍