Mitch LewisScrew identity politics. I want lived-experience politicsSocial justice culture often confuses these two concepts, lived experience and identity, as though they are the same thing — and for good…4 min read·Feb 8, 2021----
Mitch LewisMimi Groves, Jimmy Galligan, and double standards for White and Black innocenceFollwing the recent New York Times article about Mimi Groves and Jimmy Galligan, we’ve seen many narratives develop along…5 min read·Jan 2, 2021--1--1
Mitch LewisBreaking out of the Whiteness trapThe Whiteness trap is my way of describing the contradictory catch-22 any White person who reckons with their relationship to racism will…4 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
Mitch LewisYoung people are fucking angryAnd thank God for that. Their anger might save us all.3 min read·Jun 8, 2020----
Mitch LewisHow Ricky Gervais exemplifies—and entrenches—White male privilegeAs I write this, Ricky Gervais’ 2020 Golden Globes opening speech (video and transcript) is making the rounds. My, how he socked it to…5 min read·Jan 6, 2020----
Mitch LewisAn alternative to “don’t say that word”I prefer “why do you use that word?”4 min read·Nov 1, 2019----
Mitch LewisWhy I capitalize “White” and all other race wordsIn the English language, capitalizing a word tells us that the word possesses weight as a concept, particularly in regard to people. This…5 min read·Oct 23, 2019----
Mitch LewisMy struggle to own who I am as a White man(along with my struggle not to own what doesn’t belong to me)10 min read·Oct 21, 2019--1--1