Summary

Day 3 covers the concept of ‘tone policing,’ which is “a tactic used by those who have white privilege to silence those who do not by focusing on the tone of what is being said rather than the actual content” (46). When Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC) bring up topics of race, people with white privilege often dismiss the discussion by saying that the BIPOC are being too angry or aggressive in tone. This tactic also involves stating that BIPOC are not eloquent enough to have such discussions. Saad gives examples of tone policing and explains how it is a tactic to suppress conversations about racial inequality. Saad then gives journaling prompts in which the reader may reflect on their own use of tone policing. Day 4 covers ‘white silence,’ which is when people with white privilege avoid conversations of race—both...