Don’t come at me for this but I do feel some sympathy for Zac. Nothing takes way from the racism and ableism that came out of his mouth. It was deplorable and should never have happened.
For me it’s when he was speaking yesterday morning and he said his father had come out of the woodwork and it was like reliving the abuse over again. This part is why I felt some sympathy towards him.
That’s remarkably human and I feel similarly luv. Please don’t beat yourself up for this 🩵
Yesterday morning, my Husband turned to me when Zac went offline and said (this isn’t exact but near enough):
“How do you feel?”
“I feel heartbroken because of him and at him. What he said about his Father and all he’s been struggling with, is really upsetting and I hope he can get some help. But none of it is related to him saying the n word. Why did it fall so easily from his mouth? He said it was all done on purpose but I saw his face in the screen recording, he didn’t know he was live. So he’s either an actual racist or he used racism on purpose to self sabotage, in spite of the impact to the black community. Neither of those are good and I’m pissed and hurt.”
“I’ll get the kettle on.”
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Man of few words but knows when to make a cuppa and let me vent 🥹