Although this might sound like a white person is giving them permission to speak, I think if this is done correctly, the dialogue between the person with the white privilege to whitesplain who chooses not to and a person of color who deserves a chance to speak uninterrupted and be heard can be a good model for how actually sit and listen to someone who has more stake and authority in a topic than you do.

I do wonder if Kaepernick was white, would he experience the same criticism for “disrespecting” the national anthem? And I definitely feel an aversive racist tone, because the white women on The View and the white students here at Muhlenberg during the Town Hall (I was also abroad for it) seem to be well-intentioned, trying to “understand” and speak about their perspective. However, you’re right that it completely discredits and takes away POC voices. I think the biggest thing that can happen is white people allowing marginalized groups to have a voice and recognizing that they actually can (and do) provide insight into these personal, controversial situations, because they have lived the history.