Hey White folks, I have a message for you.
We are not victims. We are not oppressed. We are not marginalized. We are not targets of systemic racism.
I invite you to stop saying your blatant racism is a call for equality. You're embarrassing yourself.
You look silly – and racist – when you say silly and racist things.
For example. . .
When you say a supermarket ad featuring an all-Black family is racist.
When you say your manager is "over-rotating" because three of the last five people she hired were Black.
When you say Black people would not get murdered if they complied with police.
When you say all lives matter.
When you say diversity is okay as long as we don't lower the bar.
When you say we live in a meritocracy while ignoring the abysmal number of Black folks in leadership positions.
When you say these things you look silly and racist.
And these are just a few examples that come to mind off the top of my head. I could list hundreds more.
Black people having greater access to professional opportunities, gaining more visibility in media, or talking about the racism they've experienced is not racism.
It's called equity. Even if you feel threatened.
What is racism: Defending the status quo of Whiteness, and dismissing people who talk about race as racists.