When we mourn our fallen brothers and sisters, here comes Becky and Conner to shout “all lives matter”. When we succeed, Smith Ann, who refuses to acknowledge that she benefits from white privilege, comes through to tell us we only made it because we are a minority, not because we worked hard. When we get angry, good ol’ Ethan decides to label us as “ghetto”. When black people call out the injustices we face in this country because of the color of our skin, Greg and Jenny have to chime in with the “everything is not about race” argument. John will mourn and respect the Holocaust, but will turn around tell black people to get over slavery. Beatrice can be pressed, yell, and be upset when her pumpkin spice latte is not made correctly, but black people can’t be upset when we are followed around the store because somebody thinks we are stealing.



Unless you have lived a black life, you cannot tell black people how to feel. Stop trying to invalidate us.