You thought you had an ally huh? That sucks
Well the time has come and gone since the Muller report came out. I seen so many white liberals believe that he would end the nightmare which is trump.(I am aware i didn’t capitalize the name)
You truly felt in your heart that once this came out, trump would be escorted of 1600 and right to a jail cell. That did not happen. So some of you are feeling hurt and betrayed because you felt he had your back. Now look at you. Feeling defeated and feeling lost. Not wanting to engage anymore.
You thought you had an ally huh? Well that sucks. I tell you that to say this. Welcome to the wonderful feeling of being a member of a marginalized community. Welcome to the feeling of betrayal and lost. Welcome to the feeling of frustration and hopelessness. Welcome to our experience with you all daily.
These are very real feelings and experiences that we endure daily with y’all. That same feeling we get when you claim to be an ally but fail to check your racist family. Its when you make an off color joke then say, “Well my black friend is ok with it why can’t you be.” Its the Same feeling we get when you claim to be an ally but weaponized it so you can have your way. Its the same feeling when you use other black people to silence other black people. The very same feeling when you try to explain what is good for us, instead of asking what we need.
So before you rush off for the self care day because a report didn’t give you the outcome you wanted, keep in mind we have this feeling daily. We can’t just turn off CNN and ignore it. We can’t just put it on the backburner. This is our lives daily. That feeling that you all just recently came to know, has been instilled in us before we even became aware there was a different way to live. So while this report has you feeling this way, ask yourself have YOU ever made someone from a marginalized community feel this? How many times have you let your fragility come in the way of liberation? So with that in mind you go ahead and enjoy the privilege of being able to walk away from it with no repercussions. Enjoy that starbucks coffee and veggie sandwich. But let that feeling that you are having now stay with you. Let it stay as a reminder of those who can’t escape this feeling or experience daily.