It STILL baffles me, that even as a child I knew everyone was even/equal... (Why wouldn't we be?!) yet governments and systems and other dumbasses don't yet get it.
My white privilege allows me to have thought, in the past, "but I don't see colour".
If you'd asked me about my friends, race isn't what I would use describe them.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC - where everyone is hiding from an enemy they can't see - AND A WAR AGAINST RACISM - an on-going PANDEMIC.
Black people & their allies should NOT still be having to fight this war so far down the line... although Rosa Parks (born in 1913) only died in 2005 - refusing to give up her seat on the (segregated) bus in 1955. So in my parents' lifetime, things have adjusted slightly. But things are still so far from fair.
I heard that the US police was created to "protect white women from black men". They arrived violent, 300yrs ago and still aren't treating POC with the respect they deserve.
Things are changing rapidly at the moment; I am sure more will have changed by tomorrow, but I wanted to log my thoughts at this time.
What a mad time to be 39 (and 4 days).
Cities in America are protesting. From what I've seen, (non-uniformed) police and WHITE fucktard youths have been starting/causing any trouble i.e damaging property.
It's like 75% of us know what's right and needs to change (is it that high or am I niave?) - but the POLICE were driving through/into crowds of people.
Firing tear gas randomly - but only at black people.
Are you trying to ProVe your racism???
What The Actual Fuck.
Enough is enough.
But how can things change when the people in charge are the ones keeping things this way?
