Wow. We need more of this. As a white man, that feels like he gets it more than most white people, I just want to shake this man's hand. I want to let him know that I will have his back whenever he needs it. I feel that lately, I find myself trying hard to be extra nice in any interaction I have with people of color. I notice it. It's not that I wasn't nice before (people typically describe me as nice to a fault), it's just that now, I feel I doing it on purpose, and I don't like it. Why? Because I feel that when I do this knowingly, it is almost reverse racism, and that's not what this is about. This is about interacting with people of color and not noticing that their someone of color. That's what I want. It's hard right now, with everything going on, but that's what I strive for. To all of my black brothers and sisters out there, as a white man, know I've got your back. Later, when I get more time, I'd like to search out more videos like this. I'm curious to feel, on a sincere level, how me saying this makes fellow posters of color feel, to be honest.
I can understand this, I was at McDonald’s and being extra nice to the young black lady taking the order, I told her good morning, even made her smile by something I said about the weather (from a trump supporter imagine that) ..I thought I did a good thing but I couldn’t help but feel it was forced, and don’t get me wrong, I am typically nice to anyone and everyone I encounter especially people doing the right thing by having a job and providing a good or service during these times, but ...it felt like I was doing it deliberate this time and it didn’t set right even tho I had the right intentions, so completely understandable
I'm kinda on the same boat. I just smile extra when I see people, whether walking my dogs, grocery stores, etc. There is just too much fn hate in the world and I really want no part of it.
Kudos to Emmanuel Acho for doing this. These videos are very enlightening and powerful. I’m proud of my fellow UT alumnus.
The reason it doesn't sit comfortably is that it taking away a person's individuality - and when that happens, you are being robbed of a small piece of your humanity.
Firstly, I watched the video. Secondly I disagree with the notion that white people are killing(more) black people. It's all about perception. 2019, black people killed 514 white people - otoh, white people killed 234 black people.
What conclusion is one to draw from stats like this, when the population sizes are different and also not uniformly mixed? A black person is at a far higher risk of being murdered than a white person, because of the environment in which they're more likely to live. There are systemic pressures that maintain that disparity -- call it racism or something else if you don't like that word -- and that's the thing that needs to be addressed. Are white people more likely to kill black people or the other way around isn't really a particularly useful question to ask, in my opinion.
For such a low proportion of the population, black people do more than their share of killing. Possibly because they feel angry due to the perceived oppression.
