Love this @ShreeParadkar. Thanks for calling out POC who play the “good minority” card. Trust me, racists don’t care how much fair and lovely you have on your face, you will still be brown to them.
Blue Lives Matter when they’re gunning down unarmed black men in cold blood. But when the same police officers stand in the way of getting ice cream or haircuts in the middle of a pandemic, then angry white people will scream and project respiratory droplets all over their faces.
@ShreeParadkar Obviously not all south asians are anti-black, but the amount of ignorance that I have experienced even by those in my extended family is exhausting
@ShreeParadkar Thank you for speaking on this it is something that is not often addressed by those in the south Asian community. As a person of mixed south Asian and African decent this is something that I have had to endure far too often.
Audience gasped like she said something disrespectful. Point proven right there. Anytime a black woman speaks up, she’s a threat. But fu*k yalls feelings and swallow this here pill.
When a black guy does graffiti, it’s called vandalism.
When a white person does graffiti, it’s called Banksy.
When a black person sells weed, it’s called drug dealing.
When a white person sells weed, it’s called former Speaker of the House John Boehner.
It's absolutely hilarious to me that every time Indigenous people protest in a way that gets attention, white people with no experience of having to fight for their rights come in to tell us we're doing it wrong. Oh really, Jan? And what would YOU do? Nothing? Yeah, I know. 😂
When white boys stand in front of a judge, he sees a younger version of himself. Thinks, I was young. I did stupid shit. Look at me now. This boy has potential.
But when a Black or Indigenous boy stands in front of that same judge The only potential he sees is potential danger.
Donald Trump finally did something truly historic that President Barack Obama never could accomplish. He is now officially the third President in the 243 year history of the United States to ever be impeached.
Congratulations, Mr. Trump.
You earned it.
One thing that strikes me in the ongoing tussle between the @PeelSchools and the Black community is that the board is still struggling to understand why intentions are irrelevant in racism (or any oppression, really). My column:
https://t.co/AXHZUpR809
If you support Trump and claim to be a drag race fan, guess what: we don’t want you as a fan. You don’t get to enjoy our culture while you support someone who is actively trying to destroy it. You wanna be a drag race fan? Vote for our rights as citizens. Not sorry.
The racial wealth gap is not an accident.
It is the result of 100s of years of discriminatory practices+policies.
A few examples:
- Redlining
- Mass incarceration
- Hyde amendment
- ‘08 crisis, where Black homeowners were disproportionately targeted for predatory subprime loans