“I’m so tired of hearing about race.” “Black this. White tha
“I’m so tired of hearing about race.” “Black this. White that.” “I have black friends…” “I’m from the hood, too.” “See the problem is with you people…” See, I’m also tired of talking about race. I’m tired of being paid 30% less than a white dude. I’m tired of being profiled because of the body I was placed in at birth. I’m tired of the “You People” statements. I’m tired of the I-have-black-friends and the my-child-is-bi-racial statements as if that meant shit. As if that meant you weren’t a culture vulture, bigoted, or still racist to infinity and beyond. You know what else I’m tired of? Seeing my black boys and girls shot in the face, necks strangled, suffocated, beaten to a bloody pulp, and out of all that, justice still not served in their honor. I’m tired of the systematic oppression that most of y'all don’t like to see, uncomfortable with talking about and acknowledgement of an oppressive, bloody, capitalist, slave-based system that brings us to today and other troll like comments from so-called Americans. So, before you feel tired of People of Color talking about race relations, human equality, and/or other struggles, step into my shoes of living in fear, or better yet, step into my great-great grandmothers slave shoes and keep your mouth shut. IG: Lvernon2000 www.beautyandthemuse.net Photo: @remy_me Location: @orleansandwinder (Detroit, MI) -- source link
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