Steve QJ
1 min readFeb 8, 2021

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Ok man, it doesn't even feel like you're responding to the thiings I'm saying anymore. Nothing I've written suggests you shouldn't comment, or that you don't have a right to. I WANT people to engage.

I'm not trying to appeal to white people. I'm pointing to a problem which can only harm black people. I'm saying that focusing on trivialities, whether it's white people or black people focusing on them, can only divert attention from the issues that matter. I'm saying that segregation was a shitty idea when racists wanted it and it's STIILL a shitty idea if "anti-racists" want it. I'm saying that performatve gestures like posting black squares on Instagram do nothing more than give people an opportunity to pat themselves on the back for achieving nothing.

I couldn't care less about the skin colour of the people who can see these points. I just want more people to see them.

But sure, keep writing "I AM REAL" in all caps. I'm sure that will get us all where we need to go.

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Steve QJ
Steve QJ

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