Not really. It's not about being "against" anyone, it's about pretending to not have any responsibility while taking part in a structurally racist system.
A lot of white people claim to be anti-racists but are unwilling to actually act on it, including the most basic step of speaking up when they see it happen, or acknowledging the existence of structural racism. In other words, their claim is more performative and about convincing themselves and others that they are Good People, than actually being interested in challenging a status quo that obviously wrongs a lot of people.
This is also known as being an "enabler" - that is, allowing others to do wrong by looking the other way.
"Silence is violence" merely calls this out. It reminds us that we are enablers of this violence if we remain silent.
The vast majority of defensiveness I see in response to this pretty much just boils down to worrying about one's own position of being seen as a Good Person (by themselves and by others), instead of worrying about what is actually the right thing to do.
A lot of white people claim to be anti-racists but are unwilling to actually act on it, including the most basic step of speaking up when they see it happen, or acknowledging the existence of structural racism. In other words, their claim is more performative and about convincing themselves and others that they are Good People, than actually being interested in challenging a status quo that obviously wrongs a lot of people.
This is also known as being an "enabler" - that is, allowing others to do wrong by looking the other way.
"Silence is violence" merely calls this out. It reminds us that we are enablers of this violence if we remain silent.
The vast majority of defensiveness I see in response to this pretty much just boils down to worrying about one's own position of being seen as a Good Person (by themselves and by others), instead of worrying about what is actually the right thing to do.