Stand up to people on your own side who trash people on the other side. It’s never easy to stand up to our own friends, but contempt is destructive no matter who expresses it. You don’t have to be a jerk about it. Simply be the person who gently defends those who aren’t represented, even if you disagree with them. Will you get invited to fewer parties, have fewer followers on social media, and hear less gossip? Probably. But you know it’s the right thing to do. And you will feel great.
