'If you are not Black and you are not sharing what’s going on and talking about it, to me, you’re sending a message that you agree with whats going on.' —chrissyford implores the non-black community to speak up in times of injustice.
I think in times like these, it’s really important to be mindful of the quote about loving black people just as much as you love Black culture. Because day in and day out I see white people posting about how they love Travis Scott and they love Roddy Rich, and they’re dancing to “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion.
It’s very clear to see how white people align themselves with Black trends. And to seem in the know and to be cool. But you’re not standing up for Black people when they’re being fucking oppressed. There is a real problem in that. I just think that if you’re co-opting Black trends but not speaking out about our oppression, that shit just doesn’t fly. And honestly, we see that. We take note of that. I get people trying to make the argument of like ‘Well, I just don’t share everything on social media’ and I get that to a certain extent. You’re making the donations, you’re making the calls and whatnot. But I do think that it matters to share your point of view on social because let’s be real—we spend most of our time on social media. I think if you can take the time out to share your everyday content, you can also take the time to share where you stand in important issues such as this. I just don’t really think there’s an excuse. There's so many layers to this, obviously. What we’ve seen the last couple of days and what we’ve seen time after time is very overt racism. But covert racism is something that Black people still also have to deal with on a daily basis. That can be anything from being paid less than your white coworkers, to hearing ‘Oh, you sound white’ or ‘She thinks she’s white.’ Also hearing white people use the word “ghetto” to describe things that they don’t like. That sends a very clear message about exactly what you think Black people are supposed to look like, sound like, and it’s racism. It’s not enough anymore to be like ‘Oh I have good intentions, I’m not racist.’ You need to actually take the time to educate yourselves to be anti-racist. That is where white people are falling short right now. You need to put in the time and the energy and the care to educate yourselves on racism. Anti-racism is the name of the fucking game right now. And that’s it.This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io This commenting section is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page. You may be able to find more information on their web site.
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