We hurt people.
But we will not cancel us.
Canceling is punishment, and punishment doesn’t stop the cycle of harm, not long term. (…)
We will not cancel us. But we must earn our place on this earth.
We will tell each other we hurt people, and who. We will tell each other why, and who hurt us and how. (…)
We will not cancel us. If we give up this strategy, we will learn together the other strategies that will ultimately help us break these cycles, liberate future generations from the burden of our shared and private pain, leaving nothing unspeakable in our bones, no shame in our dirt.
Each of us is precious. We, together, must break every cycle that makes us forget this.
— we will not cancel us by Adrienne Maree Brown