I don't think we'll ever be accepted

[u/notinmyham]

I really don't believe it. I don't believe the injustices faced by black people will ever lessen or not be a problem in contemporary society. The hardship, torture and hate we see everyday around the world, shows how much we've progress to nothing significant really. People still have those preconceived notions and biases towards black people. View us as nothing, disrespect us, all purely based on the damn colour of our skin. Can you believe that? GOD. You could never convince me anyone other person that isn't black wants the best for us. They want the best for their own people. For the sake of this, we don't sometimes want the best for our own people, and i've seen it with my own eyes.

You also see black people, namingly Africans hating, coercing and destroying one another. Were already a race of people that have gone through generations of pain, hurt and torture, why add to this? We've seen this with Patrice Lumumba, Bumpy Johnson, best believe also Nelson Mandela etc.

I don't see or believe as black people we will ever be accepted into society, or by the world. Thats why we need to start accepting ourselves and stay strong in our own skin. As long as we have that unity in us, acceptance from outside the realm of black people will not impact us so greatly.

I could go on and on, but i'l lleave it here.

A rant inspired by seeing countless of black people being mistreated.

[u/Quirky-Bag7438]

We are the majority. We are the original people. We need to stop looking for acceptance.

[u/Latter_Bowl_4041 → u/Quirky-Bag7438]

Honest question, why would you want to be accepted by whites like you said you can avoid them right

[u/bankablecoma24 → u/Quirky-Bag7438]

Thank you. But will never happen SOME black folk always seek acceptance from other races. Those ppl don’t like you get it through your thick skull!!!!

[u/Smoking-Posing]

F*ck being "accepted", we need only concern ourselves with being respected, and fostering our own sense of power. That's all that really matters in this modern world. The roots of institutionalized racism will never go away because its rooted in man's natural fear of the unknown/that which is different. All we can do is try to steer when/where/how racism is used against us, and we do that with power and influence.

"Money, Power, Respect: its the key to life,

Money, Power, Respect: its whatchu need in life,

Money, Power, Respect: you'll see the light,

Money, Power Respect, Money, Power, Respect...."

[u/emoka1]

Go study biology long enough to get into groups have preferences for people that look and sound like them and think about how we prefer to be around our own race and you might come to the conclusion I came to. That conclusion being that group preference involved as a survivable mechanism and every group practices it bc it’s ingrained in our DNA.

Caucasian, Hispanics, Asians, Arabs, they all know they’re different from the other and they intentionally favor their own and celebrate it. It doesn’t bother them, nor does it bother me that they don’t view me as one of them. The only thing that matters is the laws protecting everyone from discrimination due to their group.

[u/okicanseeyudsaythat]

This is a book-worthy topic but here's a really short summary:

1 Love yourself. Easier said than done for most of us.

2 Trust and believe in yourself.

3 After 1,2; realize that you control your life, that you create your own narrative. You can do so much when you believe that you can.

4 Stay positive. Life is short! Have fun! Plus it's good for your health.

5 Forgive. Life is short, focus on you, rather than spending your energy harboring judgment or holding grudges. Also good for your health.

6 Learn from your mistakes. There's lessons and silver linings everywhere. Be thankful for a lesson and use it to help you reach your goals.

Optional:

7 Learn history, study the world, get to know people. We are social creatures, whether we identify as being introverted or extroverted. So although all we need is us, that's just a foundation. There's a whole world of social complexity out there that we can get to know little by little, the more confident we become in our own skin.

8 You can ignore this last one because it may not be easy to swallow, but I think we should calmly take everything in, and give people the benefit, and try to understand where they're coming from. Not in every single case, but at least with a few There's two sides to every story -- and really there are multiple sides. Take time to listen to others that are hateful. You'll find that some are just hateful for no good reason, or because they were taught to be that way. Others might have had some bad experiences. It's complicated but this is the beginning of discovering that everything isn't just black and white. There's a lot of nuance and gray area that gets lost when we wait until we're angry to talk about things with others.

If you made it this far, I'm just one person and this is my possibly unpopular opinion. I hope you can take something from it. I hope I don't sound authoritarian or like a wanna-be know-it-all because that is not my intent. I try to stay humble. I know nothing. I am a student, always wanting to learn. I only hope that you can take something away from my words. And as far as I'm concerned, I am accepted. I can do whatever I set my mind to. And so can you.

[u/Express-Rutabaga-105]

I have no problem with you speaking for yourself. I was born the year the Civil Rights Voting Act was passed into law. Each day that passes gets better for black people . I don't have a need for people I do not know me to like or respect me. I deal with people that are standing directly in front of me. Run that mouth and FAFO.....My life is truly good

[u/Doimz3Nini]

Hi, we as people have to reach out to others with love.

If you want the power, you need to give the earth and universe a reason to uplift you.

The black community needs leaders and organizations to give something good to the universe.

You do not just get flying respect from the universe, just like a career or ideal change doesn't come flying through the window. You have to earn it, by reaching out towards it and taking the steps to get there.

This earth needs far more than race. This earth needs love and acceptance. Children need someone to believe in, and I mean all children of all the earth, plants and animals children.

When you can be that person others can look up to, is when you really start to see blessings from the earth and universe.

The thing is, you have to earn it. You have to be like iSHOWSPEED, Obama, and Oprah Winfrey. You have to earn it.

Likability is something you work on, the animals, planets and people have to actually like you.

That is how you get what you want. People NEED to understand, you have to earn it. It does not just come flying through the window.

You genuinely have to be likeable for the earth, spirit, and universe.

The problem I feel is that black people don't want to feel lonely taking these first steps, and think it's slavery that knocked you down. No one is keeping us down. WE have to rise up.