Feeling Heard — Delusions/Illusions

Feeling Heard — Illusions/Delusions

Dad and His Mother

In September, 2024, a few of us white men took a Lyft ride to the Richmond (VA) Airport. We were “high” from four days of immersion and deep learning with White Men for Racial Justice allies (https://www.wmrj.org/ ). Our driver was a Black man who was roughly 37–42 years old.

Grandpa and Me

With our permission, he played a podcast intended to help men navigating primary relationships with their female partners. I listened to the presenter speaking of talking to “your woman”. He spoke of how we differ by gender. The patriarchal condescension, and simplistic gender norms seemed obvious to me. The podcast bothered me.

As we arrived at the airport, one of the men asked the driver who he was going to vote for in the November, 2024 election. He responded DT. One man spoke most gently in response, asking him to read a particular writing (which he said he would read).

Dad (a few months before his death- gaunt), Me, Daniel (my brother)

Now why would this Black Man have voted for Donald Trump?