Steve QJ
Jul 23, 2021

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😅 You've noticed this too huh? It's funny isn't it, the "wokest" of the white people I come across are also the quickest to speak over a black person or tell them what they should be feeling when we don't think what black people are "supposed" to think.

We've entered this bizarre phase of socially sanctioned racism.

But yes, I couldn't agree more. If somebody is rude to me, my first assumption is that they're having a bad day, or even that they're an asshole. But unless there's a clear reason to think they're being racist, my mind doesn't usually even go there.

The belief that every bad thing that happens to a black person is because of racism is so destructive to our sense of self worth and the way we move through society. I see so many black people online who are psychologically crippled by this idea.

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Steve QJ
Steve QJ

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