I’ve been thinking about what to write today because the racism that’s existed since day one in our country and for some ungodly reason is either worse now because we know about instances because of cell phones or because a large number of white people are afraid and/or hateful. I’m not an expert on a damn thing, but I know hate breeds hate.
A few years ago on Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. Bailey and her husband sat their son down and told him he can’t act the same way his white friends do if approached by cops. She told him he could never, ever run. She told him he couldn’t reach in his pocket. She told home he had to raise his hands and ”yes officer” and ”no officer.” She told him he wouldn’t be treated as his friends if they made a mistake. I watched that and realized that’s the reality for friends of mine and their kids. I don’t have to have that conversation with my kids, but a lot of their friends, no doubt, have had the conversation with their parents.
So, for anyone reading who has never thought about these things; for anyone who doesn’t have black friends; FOR ANYONE WHO JUST DOESN’T GET WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS — here’s a semi-cute explanation of what white fear is:
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