Now THIS is an example of what white "allyship" is supposed to look like and operate. I so glad this woman used her privilege and spoke up in your defense. This doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it needs to be acknowledged. Bottom line: white people know deep down their privileged position in the racial caste system they created. They know they are not oppressed, but are the oppressors. They just want to maintain their positions of power, and justify it by gaslighting Black and Brown people that our lived experiences are not real. But they are false. Deep down, they know it.