As a black man when issues like this pop up I challenge my race to explain the difference between the white population who never owned a slave making racial jokes, slurs, stereotypes etc and the black population who was never a slave making racial jokes, slurs, stereotypes etc? I ask them if a black celebrity was caught on type calling a white person cracker, mading a hillbilly joke, or stereotypical phrase like " fuckin white people always___" would the white community then have a right to protest outside city hall, make death threats, attack them on social media, etc? The fight for racial equality between black and whites shouldnt be a point the finger game. Wrong should be wrong for both of us and until we as African Americans also hold ourselves accountable for how we treat, view, interact, respond to the white population...there's no way in here we can realistically expect anything to change. I'm constantly telling my family, friends, and the black kids/teens I mentor to take responsibility for their image and how the world perceives them. If they don't like the rap their getting individually or how other races are perceive our race then change it through leading by example, getting an education, giving back to the community, unifying their household, displaying more self-respect etc etc. But every time I say it.. it either goes in one ear or out the other or i get called "racist against my own race".
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