Watching Hidden Figures again, & for some reason this time, all I could think whole time watching was "wooooooww, I cant believe white privilege is SO blinding that white ppl truly believe we good now just cuz we can all use the same bathrooms now"
....like, wtf? They GOTTA just be gaslighting us at this point

Massive reparations are just the tip of the iceberg of what we deserve. When slavery ended, slave owners were given reparations as to help smooth the transition for them from free labor to almost free labor 🙃
AND THEN, when u say literally anything about injustice or racism, they got the NERVE to say sum, "well, if u dont like it, go back to Africa."

Do you know how psychologically triggering that is?
U kno what? As I type this thread, I literally just came to the personal realization that I don't think I can watch another race movie again. Its infuriating enough to learn about my history by studying research, literature & talking to elders... -
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