SPIRITUAL BYPASSING: THE TOXIC TREND UPHOLDING WHITE PRIVILEGE AND WHITE SUPREMACY.

spiritual bypassing

The toxic trend of upholding privilege and white supremacy by promoting:

EXCESS POSITIVITY:

Covering the pain of white supremacy and racism with sentiments like, “we’re all one!” and “I send you love and light!” without ever taking action or educating yourself about harm to marginalized people.


DENIAL + AVOIDANCE:

“I’m definitely not racist!” + “I can’t hire any racialized people if none apply!!”


EXCESS SENSITIVITY:

Aka: Fragility. “I’m just such an empath!! I really can’t bear to watch the news or hear stories from racialized people, because I just absorb so many negative energies”.


MINIMIZATION:

“I don’t really understand how your struggle in being Black/Brown/Indigenous is any harder than my life. I grew up poor with lots of trauma too”


FOCUSING ON MERIT AND ACHIEVEMENT INSTEAD OF POWER AND OPPORTUNITY:

Believing that everyone has equal opportunity to access safe housing, quality education and high paying jobs.

RACIAL JUSTICECarla Beharryspiritual bypassing, white privilege, white advantage, white supremacy, toxic positivity, antiracism education, racial justice, cultural appropriationComment