Hey, y'all. It's ya gurl Alb. I'm a black girl who likes other black girls. How's that for a triple threat, hmm? All the time, I have to deal with other people spewing out their feelings about how I shouldn't feel a certain way about a certain topic, simply cuz they're tired of hearing about the issue. So, you got your people who believe no one should be upset because some people just don't "agree" with gay rights, you got your people who believe women should just be quiet with regards to being paid less than men, and you got your people who think black people should just stop bitching about slavery. What with this country being led by an Orange and all, TODAY's rant will be about racism. So, if you're tired of shit like this, please click the X now :)
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IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TWO AFRICAN AMERICAN BIRTH PARENTS, DON'T TELL ME HOW TO FEEL ABOUT RACE. Really, nobody can tell me anything about it, but when you're anything other than MOSTLY black, I really don't wanna hear your opinion. Here's what sparked my rant today.
There was this meme. I wish I could find it, but first let me note that a white girl and a half mexican and half black girl shared the meme with this saying:
(probably not its exact wording)
No white person that is alive today has ever owned a slave.
No black person that is alive today has ever been a slave.
How are we supposed to get along if we keep living in the past?
Me: *blinking guy gif*
Ex-squeeze me? The white girl actually pissed me off because she's doesn't get along with my sister and has actually called her and her friends the n word with the HARRRRD R, fam. You might be asking yourself, "Well, Alb... what the hell is she still doing on your friends' list?" I don't know. We were actual friends at one point. These days I might talk to like three people from my FB on the regular and sometimes that includes my mom. ANYWAY! I asked her about using that word and she pulls out the 'oh, you know i'm not racist 'cuz I'm (referring to me) black and we used to be buds and her current bestie is black (mixed, btw) and I just said it because they were ignorant, it wasn't because they were black' speech. I guess I didn't know if I believed her and if she wanted to prove to me that she wasn't racist (passively or otherwise), that was a BAAAAAD move.
As far as the mixed mexican lady, literally all the other races have a history of shitting on black people so I still felt a little irritated that she posted that cuz I wasn't sure if she was trying to silence black people too. At least the ones on her TL.
ENNEHWEIGHS, on to the meme!
First of all, I don't have to be a slave to know that slavery was fucked up, fam. And honestly, who is to say that there is no black person who used to be a slave alive today?? First of all, I KNOW y'all know slavery didn't just end in 1865 when Lincoln abolished slavery! It stopped being LEGAL in 1865, girl. . The government is doing under-the-table shady shit TAHDAY in the year of our Lordt 2017! You think once Lincoln said "hey, girl, slavery is illegal now" that all the slave owners just let all their people go right then and there, sir? 'Cause that ain't what happened. Let's say this meme is correct and no one who is alive today used to be a slave. So, I'm supposed to just let these white people live in harmony without telling them their fucked up history? I feel like we (black people) have to do it since they sure as hell aren't telling THEMSELVES about it lol. How dare you attempt to erase these people's struggle just because YOU feel uncomfortable? Fuck you. I'm ALL for a difference of opinion but don't be fucking STUPID. We can't just forget about slavery, girl. Even if every black person decided, "ok, cool, we're not mad anymore. let's not speak of slavery anymore.". Guess who will kindly remind us that we used to be treated like shit and we are still seen as disgusting animals? Sally, Greg, Brad and them. Bitch, until WE die, Gary is probably gon' be upset that Javonte got into a college that he COULDN'T get into and sneer 'he only got in because of affirmative action'. Dan is QUICK to call Hakim the N word once he realizes the boss gave him the promotion. It's a JOKE to some people. WHY YOU MAD, BRAD? CUZ MY MELANIN POPS SEVERELY, AND YOURS ZONT?!?!?!?!
ON TO THE NEXT PART!!!
Nobody who owned slaves is alive today. True... probably. Again, we can't really pinpoint when illegal slavery ended. Even if illegal slavery came to a complete halt in America, it was still happening elsewhere, so... again, be as factual as possible.
Maybe Garrett and Emma's parents didn't own slaves. Maybe their grandparents didn't either. But their family is very wealthy. That wealth has been there for generations and generations. It didn't just come from the sky, girl. I mean, if it did, wow. That's awesome. But we know it didn't. They're fictional so it could have if I said so but we're going for a more realistic fiction scenario now. Even though I find this almost impossible, I can't completely say FOR SURE that every slave owner that ever existed thought black people ( well, people other than white) were completely worthless pieces of shit lol. But, see, I'm not too concerned about what great uncle Albert's political beliefs were when he's got slaves outside all day doing manual labor with no pay and making money off of them. I don't really care how nice he was to all his neighbors, and I don't care if he was the best slave owner ever. He still benefited off of their labor. He's still not letting them go! Why the hell would he do that? Psh, he's not trying to grow his crops himself! Lol.
To me, the meme sounded like black people or people period were voicing their opinions on how bad slavery was and the person is basically sick and tired of hearing it. We're sick and tired of saying it. But y'all keep trying to ignore it. And LOL we can't let you do THAT!
note: omg pls don't think i'm racist cuz i'm not anti-any particular race but wow white people love to try it and i gotta read y'all EVERY time
hey, if it's any consolation, my best friend is white. LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
she is though. bye.
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