I hate when people waste my time in ways that could have been prevented. I especially hate when those people look like me, are people who I want to uplift and respect but instead I'm looking at my phone trying to figure out how to even process the bullsh*t. How often am I inclined to start thoughts with "as Black people," "we Black women are..."? It's a reflex because I live and work within my own community so it's anecdotal to say that this is behavior uniquely reflective of Black women; it is not. However, it does hurt more as