Well my 9 year old saw the video of George Floyd in its entirety on YouTube, as much as I was upset she had to see that, it opened up a dialogue about her privilege and using her whiteness for the right reasons. I was absolutely disgusted to find out that some youtubers
Make prank videos where they yell the word “nickel” at POC on the streets to make them think they’re saying the N word. The fact that she’s 9 and KNOWS this word holds malicious power and not to use it shows me there is really no excuse for you adults to be doing this shit
Talk to your kids, explain to them how gross it is to mistreat someone because of their skin color, socioeconomic class, religion, etc. We can’t change the views of the older generations but we can make sure the next ones know better
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