"I'm not racist," white people say. That's funny, I think, because you only elect prejudiced, white men to office.
"I'm not racist," people say.
Hmm, I think. Then why is the Confederate flag hanging over your mantle?
"I'm not racist," people say.
Huh, I think. Then why do you sit in jury boxes and call dark guilty, and white innocent? Why do you not indict cops who shot unarmed people? Why do you tell black women who were assaulted that black means willing? Why do you say, "willing" and mean, "no say in the matter"? Why do you tell men of all ethnicities that they can't be assaulted because "that doesn't happen to men"? Why do you sit comfortably in aforementioned jury boxes and let a white predator walk free because they hurt a person of color? …show more content…
Wow, I think. Then why do you hire more white men? Why do you pay your colored employees less? Why do you call any non-English-speaker an illegal immigrant and accuse them of stealing the "American" jobs you don't deign to take yourselves?
"I'm not racist," people say.
Strange, I think, because you just took all your white friends to Native American burial grounds or a Chinese New Year's parade and now you call yourself a "cultural expert".
"I'm not racist," people say.
That's odd, I think, because you paint pictures of Jesus of Nazareth, the God of love born a man in Israel, and you paint His skin white.
"I'm not racist," people say. Confusing, I think, because you just told a black woman that sexism can’t affect her because she’s black. Because black is the first thing you identify her by, before woman. Because in your world, she has two options: fight for her race’s interests, or her gender’s. “I’m not racist,” people say.
Weird, I think. Then why is every brown face a terrorist? The Middle East brings many immigrants searching for a new life, all of whom are apparently trying to kill you!
"I'm really not racist, I swear," people
"I'm not racist," people say.
Hmm, I think. Then why is the Confederate flag hanging over your mantle?
"I'm not racist," people say.
Huh, I think. Then why do you sit in jury boxes and call dark guilty, and white innocent? Why do you not indict cops who shot unarmed people? Why do you tell black women who were assaulted that black means willing? Why do you say, "willing" and mean, "no say in the matter"? Why do you tell men of all ethnicities that they can't be assaulted because "that doesn't happen to men"? Why do you sit comfortably in aforementioned jury boxes and let a white predator walk free because they hurt a person of color? …show more content…
Wow, I think. Then why do you hire more white men? Why do you pay your colored employees less? Why do you call any non-English-speaker an illegal immigrant and accuse them of stealing the "American" jobs you don't deign to take yourselves?
"I'm not racist," people say.
Strange, I think, because you just took all your white friends to Native American burial grounds or a Chinese New Year's parade and now you call yourself a "cultural expert".
"I'm not racist," people say.
That's odd, I think, because you paint pictures of Jesus of Nazareth, the God of love born a man in Israel, and you paint His skin white.
"I'm not racist," people say. Confusing, I think, because you just told a black woman that sexism can’t affect her because she’s black. Because black is the first thing you identify her by, before woman. Because in your world, she has two options: fight for her race’s interests, or her gender’s. “I’m not racist,” people say.
Weird, I think. Then why is every brown face a terrorist? The Middle East brings many immigrants searching for a new life, all of whom are apparently trying to kill you!
"I'm really not racist, I swear," people