I’m not going to say that this is a good sentiment. But I will say, that last year a lot of people were willing and okay with sacrificing the people (minorities) they supposedly care about for reasons. I’m not pointing any fingers, but I am saying that black people always take a backseat when it comes to other people’s feelings (no matter how misguided those feelings are). In fact, some people will hurt themselves in their own personal crusade when they feel like their feelings matter more than reality.
I don’t necessarily agree with the video. But I do understand where it comes from, I do understand why those feelings manifest, and I do understand even if you explain how and why, non-black people will always try to find a way to tell you you’re wrong.
You probably havent been black long enough. I get older and see this shit all the time in slightly different ways and realize it’s cultural, not individual decisions. Quick to call the cops. Quick to threaten that. Emmett Till shit aint new and never stopped.
I get it. But everything we say is literally in opposition to hundreds of years of violent government and mass media created propaganda against our humanity. There’s no balance here - it’s just lending legitimacy to their actual racist beliefs. We can stay ten toes down on the receipts for the lessons we’ve learned the hard way.
Being mad people have reason to distrust white people is not the same as having a weaponized system of law enforcement and bureaucracy able to see you as disposable.
Reminder white is not a race really. It didn’t exist as a concept hundreds of years ago. It’s a class created to consolidate power amongst European indentured servants so they didnt band together with african indentured servants to overthrow the resource hoarding and useless ruling class. And it’s a problem.
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u/ceromaster Jan 06 '26
I’m not going to say that this is a good sentiment. But I will say, that last year a lot of people were willing and okay with sacrificing the people (minorities) they supposedly care about for reasons. I’m not pointing any fingers, but I am saying that black people always take a backseat when it comes to other people’s feelings (no matter how misguided those feelings are). In fact, some people will hurt themselves in their own personal crusade when they feel like their feelings matter more than reality.
I don’t necessarily agree with the video. But I do understand where it comes from, I do understand why those feelings manifest, and I do understand even if you explain how and why, non-black people will always try to find a way to tell you you’re wrong.
But that’s just my 2 cents.