This is important to discuss and I’m glad there are folks out there doing it. It’s really hard to read some of the reactions that this post drives but it underscores even more the importance of talking about white privilege and the general lack of understanding that the whole reason phish and it’s phan base (among many many other things that are a celebrated part of our lives) exists is because of white privilege for centuries leading up to our current era. We have to do better examining this concept or we are forever doomed to keep making the same mistakes.

I, for one, am looking forward to meeting you (PHRE) on the road this summer and would like to engage more with your work moving forward.