You're listening to Optopic number 236.

Hello and welcome to what I can only assume will be one of the most difficult off topics I've been a part of.

My name is Jeff Ramsey typically Michael hosts it but.

Given recent events I asked him if I if I could come in and say a few things and he was very gracious to give me this platform with me of course as always are Jeremy and Jack and Fiona and Gavin in no particular order that's just the.

Order I saw men I have a lot I have a lot I want to say today about.

Achieve a hunter and our community and our failings but I also do not want to give the appearance of another white guy on a diatribe of platitudes.

And so I'm a little at loss as to how to proceed and so I'll just do my best I'd like to say well first off if you didn't see it a former achievement hunter employee named meca Burton yesterday in the wake of all of.

The black lives matter controversy that's going on right now and this this revolution that's happening I think it's probably the new civil rights movement.

I know we're all really wrong on edge right now because we're watching our country burn to the ground.

And in that process meca shared her experience working at Rupert teeth and a cheap one her.

And it was like a fucking punch to the gut that I needed.

And I called her yesterday and I talk to her and I'm not going to share our private conversations I don't I don't think that's respectful but talk about.

How I want to talk about how how I failed meca how.

And I have a lot of reasons I have a million reasons none of them are excuses I don't think there are excuses.

But I I failed there's a friend and I failed there is a coworker.

And I and I guess I should say I failed the audience as well by not being a better example for you.

I I don't want to get sidetracked I'm sorry.

So I wanted to have this discussion today and I and I told her in person and I want to tell you and I want to tell the world.

And I am sorry to meca for her experience working at achievement 100 rift teeth.

I am sorry I was not a more vocal supporter of her I am sorry I was so.

I was in such a dark place and it almost lines up to the tea of when she worked here.

I think I was even unsubbatical at the end of this I.

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