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NORMALIZE BLACK MEDIOCRITY. BLACK PEOPLE CAN& #39;T BE EXCELLENT 24/7. A THREAD 
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If you& #39;re a Black person living in the West, you will have likely heard the following words (or a variety thereof) from your parents at some point during your childhood: "You have to work twice as hard to achieve the things your White friends can achieve with minimal effort."
In most cases, our parents say these words as a form of encouragement. They first-handedly experienced the role their skin color/background played in their ability to secure stable housing/employment in a country run by White institutions.
The constant awareness that our efforts will almost never be appreciated or recognized outside of our communities has led us to strive for & #39;Black excellence& #39; at a rate that is simply not mentally endurable for an entire lifetime.
Constantly redefining & #39;Black excellence& #39; has put unreasonable amounts of stress and pressure on our generation to constantly be good and to constantly show out as a way of uplifting ourselves and our community, despite society& #39;s pervasive anti-Blackness.
Against this backdrop, & #39;Black mediocrity& #39; should function as a reminder that it is completely fine for us to be average at times too. White people have done it since the dawn of time with little to no critique.
Black people on the other hand, can rarely deliver something mediocre without becoming the butt of a joke for God knows how long. It& #39;s time we stop having such high standards for ALL the things we create. It& #39;s completely fine for us to be average at times too.
Don& #39;t get me wrong, I& #39;m all for being excellent in realizing my potential and helping others reach theirs. However, there& #39;s a point where this process becomes dehumanizing when all things mediocre/average are seen as a failure.
If you wanna read more on this topic, make sure to check out the article by Ka& #39;Dia Dhatnubia that inspired this thread https://scadmanor.com/the-power-of-black-mediocrity/">https://scadmanor.com/the-power...
