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If you’ve ever tried to call 911 because:
a Black person asked you to leash your dog
a Black family was having a barbecue
Black children were selling lemonade
a group of Black people were using the same gym as you
You are indeed racist
a Black person asked you to leash your dog
a Black family was having a barbecue
Black children were selling lemonade
a group of Black people were using the same gym as you
You are indeed racist
It doesn’t matter what your intention was!
It speaks to a sickness within you, and our entire society, that you feel comfortable weaponizing your privilege to put a Black person in danger- that you feel you have the authority to monitor/enforce the behavior of Black people.
It speaks to a sickness within you, and our entire society, that you feel comfortable weaponizing your privilege to put a Black person in danger- that you feel you have the authority to monitor/enforce the behavior of Black people.
Racism is a spectrum, with varying degrees of unconscious & learned behaviors reinforced by society every day.
It’s not: either you’re racist or you’re not. It’s to what degree are you prejudiced, against whom, and why?
It’s not: either you’re racist or you’re not. It’s to what degree are you prejudiced, against whom, and why?
We need to listen to the Black community, lift up Black voices, call out injustice when we see it, take action against it, and look into ourselves to see how we can each individually be better people and allies.
