Here we go with this shit again!
Another black woman killed at the hands of
police. No, I’m not mad any more. I’m furious.
We
see white, defiant-, gun-toting- people disarmed all of the time (See Dylan
Roof).
In a country that has a black man as a symbolic figure
head we seem to have forgotten the bridge of Selma. We seem to have forgotten
the 3/5 rule, the inability to vote, the promise of 40 acres and the waves of
ships carrying black bodies through a transatlantic slave trade.
The idea that a woman can be shot dead in cold blood
further reinforces the notion that blacks are not people when it comes to
exercising the same rights that whites do.
There is a double standard by which the forefathers of
this American experiment dubbed that “all men were created equal” while blacks
were 3/5 of a person.
We fail to connect the past with the present as if one
had nothing to do with the other.
We do not seem to see the psychological effects of a
media campaign that reduces human beings to entertainers while the prison
industrial complex increases with the deterioration of quality public school
system. Lil Ray can’t go to a school and dream while Caitlin feels the luxury
of the pursuit of happiness funded by property taxes.
And before you say anything about white poverty, even
the poorest of whites can assert white privilege. “Simply because I am white
gives me the upper hand over some poor nigger!”
So, I am done.
I’m done telling Ray-Ray to get off the corner, stop
selling drugs, pull your pants up, use proper vocabulary and get a job.
How docile does a black man need to be in order to not
be feared on the basis of his dark-, copper-skin tone?
Why should we have to tell our daughters to curb
their attitudes when Becky has been throwing tantrums in the aisles of grocery
stores since 2?
Fuck you! I’m furious.
I’m furious that America denies this cloud of racism
aimed at the very black men and women kidnapped from Africa to build the wealth
of this nation and used slavery to justify a civil war.
Any attempt to become a sovereign nation by blacks has
always been undermined by a group of white people that will not allow blacks to
unite to become independent (See the bombing of Black Wall Street).
And being able to slide through social classes does
not protect a black man or woman from racism. They just become that “one black
friend” white people use to avert someone else calling them a racist.
“But John, you are a social worker. Surely doctors and
nurses don’t get you this riled up?”
Yes, the fuck they do!
How does a whole community health system not be a
proper reflection of the community it serves? How does it not have accurate
representation of the cultural norms of the people in which they care for? Most
of the conflicts between caregivers and patients arise because of a cultural or
linguistic barrier. I guess cultural competency only applies to black people
interacting with others, but not the other way around? This furthermore
reinforces the negative image of black men and women.
We pretend as if 2016 just arrived with a wave of
niggas suddenly deciding to come to America from Africa and take over the
fucking White House, NBA, NFL and rap videos.
We didn’t choose to be here in America. This is our
home too.
Why should we remain uncomfortable in the home that we
built and still stay silent about the men and women killed by the police?
Fuck yo comfort zone!
