In my last post on here, I ranted on about the fact that it’s appaling racism still even exists. As much as we have the ability to post information we believe may help change someone else’s way of thinking, I believe it’s much more important to focus on being the change.
I understand we all have our own views on racism and the Black Lives Matter movement.
I understand there’s also conspiracy theorists out there who are releasing content on the government’s agenda behind it all. Whether it all makes sense or not, I’m writing this post to stick to the basics so you can resonate (hopefully) regardless of what your stance is.
I don’t usually get too involved in online debates/ arguments etc but since posting on Facebook last week (my first status post in God knows how long), I realised that many people have a lot to say and want to prove. My post was about having empathy and trying to understand, yet people came up with all sorts of arguments (some even got into a debate about abortion. Who even knows how that bloody happened! But anyyyyway).
Today, I received a Message from someone of a video of a black person assaulting a white person. Why did they send me that? Beats me.
Quite frankly I don’t want to see anyone hurting anyone and I sure as hell don’t want to be debating over it. And that’s what I realised all of this is – a debate (in a sense).
I feel as though the person sent me the video to try and prove that white people are victims too – like, did you think I didn’t know that, or?
People of all ages and races go through pain, violence and trauma – from people of all ages and races, and it’s fucking disgusting.
But throughout the BLM movement, not once did anyone say white people (and other races) didn’t suffer too.
We KNOW black people have killed white people. We know there are black people who have committed crimes… just like people from every other race.
It’s Black Lives Matter. Not “let black people get away with killing white people” so I don’t understand the need for people to share content where there is a black perpetrator and a white victim.
Please do yourself a favour and start looking at things case by case.
Whatever the reason, when someone says Black Lives Matter or makes a post about racism or even empathy (like I did), and you want to comment examples of black people committing crimes or being violent against white people in an attempt to justify God know’s what – that’s racism.
Unless you can explain why you would post it? I mean from where I’m standing, I’d assume you are trying to prove a point that black people deserve mistreatment; which then makes you racist – unless you can tell me otherwise? because I genuinely want to know why people feel the need to do that. Or do you not even know why you’re doing it? Because the same people who will post those things are the same people who will go on and on about how they’ve travelled a lot and know so much about different races and blah blah blah. Just because you’ve travelled and are in an interracial relationship doesn’t mean you’re any less ignorant.
Black Lives Matter isn’t saying white lives don’t. Of course there are people of all shapes, colour and sizes that are committing crimes… it’s unfortunate the systems broken. But I’m sure if I can find many white people having physical altercations with white people too. And asians etc etc etc. But what exactly is the point of posting that? is the question I have.
Now if you’re wondering why there’s actually a “Black Lives Matter” movement – because the George Floyd incident was another example of ongoing police brutality in the United States. Now I don’t live in America so I don’t exactly know too much of the politics behind every little thing, but I do know enough about African American history to understand why black people have had enough.
Here’s an example of a romantic relationship –
You’re in a relationship. You love your partner and bite your tongue everytime they hurt you, because you know they have other stressors. You forgive the lies, the constant cheating and even the fact that they left you with bruises all over your body. Years go by, then one day, you catch him texting another female. What’s the big deal right?… I mean, he’s done so much worse in the past. So you break up with him, and he goes around telling his mates that you’re overreacting because you broke up with him over a silly text he sent a woman, which sure – he shouldn’t have done – but surely breaking up after all these years over just a text? Seems like an overreaction.
And for some, it could be perceived as overreacting. But they wouldn’t know what led to this point, would they? They see what they see and they’ll call you dramatic for acting out the way you do, saying it’s unnecessary to go to the lengths of ending a relationship over the final straw of a simple “text”.
Get it?
Same goes with African American history. Same goes with coloured people everywhere in the world. Now I’m not going to sit here and say white people don’t suffer too. Of course they do. But discriminated over issues of race? Treated as slaves?
So how dare you try to invalidate the pain you can’t understand.
There are also cases of people who want to go around causing havoc and mayhem due to race – and maybe sometimes it’s targeted at a white person for being white, which is also completely unacceptable.
As I said: Case by case.
It’s not about pro-black or anti-white.
This world is hurting and I know some of you can’t accept this, but it’s actually not even about you and your own personal experiences; it’s a societal issue. Stop looking for reasons to be offended.
How we as a generation handle these issues will determine the world our children and grandchildren will grow up in. I don’t know about you, but I would want my children to live a life where they aren’t faced with these exact issues. Don’t let your children miss out on the opportunity to understand the world or human interconnectedness just because you didn’t want to face the fact that you may actually be wrong.
This post is just a perspective I have on the issue; something to think about. It isn’t gospel and you’re your own person so you can decide for yourself. If I’m wrong – feel free to comment or reach out to me and tell me why… but if you can’t, then don’t be bitter and bitching over the fact that I’m probably right (yes racist people, I’m talking to you).
Thanks for reading.
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