Karin Meersman
Jul 23, 2017 · 2 min read

Are you on Trump’s payroll? You are so good at creating anger and division. Daenerys’s trusted counselor is black, the unsullied are brown. They live in a land with a geography resembles the Middle East. The house of Martell is situated in a land that resembles Spain with light brown people. What exactly is black to you? Martin is a feminist and a champion of minorities. Thanks to that man’s creation of Tyrion, dwarfs are now considered really interesting people. Brienne is a wonderful female character who is not nice and pretty, but pure and fascinating.

Just not black enough. Not African enough. And what do you care about dwarfs and women anyway?

Why not continue to treat African Americans and Africans as a separate group that is treated differently from all others. Continue to pick out situations and series that prove your point. Martin Freeman is just a coincidence. Oprah doesn’t matter and Obama is really white and the world will certainly continue to treat black people as second rate as you so beautifully keep pointing out to us.

Why not continue to crush hope and optimism and inspire hatred and anger?

Do you have the impression that it is working ? Are black people now being treated any better ? Is the world turning into a better place?

Of course you could ALSO try to focus people’s attention to situations that are proving the opposite and inspire optimism and trust. ‘Something the Lord Made’ is a movie about a black surgeon. It’s also about racism but it does not inspire hatred and anger. Maybe you could find a few more examples about Africans and African Americans that are changing the world. Give them some attention, show what wonderful contributions they are making. I’m sure they are out there and white people will feel happy, strengthened and proud to know of what they are capable of. Black people will feel confidence, pride and optimism. But why unite if division is so much easier.

    Karin Meersman

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