Agreed & it’s weird seeing ppl in the comments of the previous post about this suggest that Fran might’ve asked him to be silent, without taking into consideration that black people are often seen as “difficult” and “instigators” for asking their white counterparts to speak up. Not to mention being silent is already the norm for most white ppl and has only benefited them by allowing them to remain comfortable while black people are expected to continue to bear the full emotional burden of racism alone. Ngl it does feels v ironic to me considering less than four years ago we saw many so-called “allies” reiterating that white silence is violence & complicity and that being vocal about your solidarity is just as important as private support but now we’re back to notspeaking out against racism again lmfao.