On Megyn and White Apologism

TW: mentions of pedophilia, sex trafficking, harm.

"I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15-year-old girls…He wasn’t into like 8-year-olds…There's a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old."

What you just read came out of the mouth of weak-sauce woman of pallor and faux investigative journalist Megyn Kelly. Megyn Kelly thought this morning that, after seeing the dozens of email excerpts floating around out there as well as the mountains of evidence showing that Jeffrey Epstein was a sex trafficker and pedophile, today was the day to grace the world with this horrific take on her raggedy-ass podcast.

This right here is an impeccable illustration of one of the many instances where white supremacy, as a concept, action, and movement, has always been absolutely bonkers to me.

You see, white supremacy is an exercise in apologism: whiteness traumatizes, hurts, or kills someone, then expects to be forgiven after a half-hearted apology. And when the forgiveness doesn't come because forgiveness hasn't been earned or deserved? That's when people of pallor and systems of pallor begin spinning the situation, making up excuses for why the pallor colonizer terrorism and violence someone has been on the receiving end of "isn't that bad" and pushing that we all agree with that narrative. And if you don't get on board with the narrative? Gaslighting and violence are in your future. Don't believe me?

Go and ask anyone who isn't a part of the white supremacist culture model due to their melanin or beliefs, and they'll tell you a story about how this has played out for them or someone they love. Hell, some of us could write you a whole book of our experiences.

Let's keep it 100: there is no difference between a 5-year-old girl, an 8-year-old girl, and a 15-year-old girl when we're discussing acts of sex trafficking and pedophilia. NONE. NADA. No difference. No excuse. It is all abuse of vulnerable underage people, people we are supposed to protect from predatory acts of any kind. Period. No discussion.

Anyone who thinks otherwise and tries to spin these clear facts that I keep hoping we can all agree on to protect themselves, their own best interests, the interests of wealthy people who could give two craps about them who happen to have been long-time friends with horrible human beings they deify and admire, or the person they voted for to be President of the United States is just as dangerous as those initiating these acts.

And I don't apologize for saying that because there's nothing to apologize for.

Supporting harmful and toxic behavior and trying to "rationalize" it or explain it away is vile, disgusting, and a clear and present danger to others.

And it's one of the engines that keeps white supremacy running.

And so many of y'all are literally more than willing to continue being the gasoline that keeps the old jalopy moving.

This Week's Opening Thought: August 25, 2025

This week's opening thought: In Florida, they've legalized beating children at school.

With "parental consent," of course.

Florida's public school system is literally asking parents to sign off on giving teachers, administrators, and school officials the permission to beat their children, either as a complete thumbs up at the beginning of the school year where they can beat your kid whenever they "deem it appropriate" or on a case-by-case basis where they'll call parents to ask permission to beat their children.

Great.

Splendid.

This won't go bad in any way.

This won't generate a litany of lawsuits, years of therapy for hundreds or thousands of children, or long-term physical harm for children at the hands of adults who have been given the green light to not have their emotions in check. This won't erode the trust children should have in their parents.

Nope. This is going to go just fine.

This is where we're at now. As a country, we've got states changing the age of consent and marriage eligibility to protect adults who prey on children. We've got states drafting laws to physically abuse your children with your "permission." We have states figuring out ways to bring back child labor in full force. And all of this is coming from the political party that swears they care about the safety and needs of children and families.

Every day in the United States is another reminder that the most vulnerable citizens of this country do not matter to those who make the decisions, people who consider said vulnerable populations to be a nuisance or commodity to exploit.