The call for civility has always been a silencing tactic.

A way to delegitimize the righteous anger of those harmed by the myth of white supremacy, while ensuring that whiteness itself remains unchallenged and unaccountable.

Since the behavior of whiteness has always been deemed civil by default, then the very premise of civility as a standard is illegitimate.

The real work is not in tone, but in truth.

And truth will always sound disruptive to the ears of power.