Racism doesn’t discriminate.

Rude and antisocial behavior isn’t unique to African-American men.

Ironically, the African-American man is the ONLY person in this particular situation that is being racist. The man’s neighbors complained about excessive screaming and stomping during the night in a letter — they never mention his race — only his antisocial and disruptive behavior. The man suggests that the fact that he is African-American controls the “frequency of his voice and the timbre of his body”. Seriously?

There is nothing about being an African-American that predisposes one to scream and stomp during the night. Suggesting that this is somehow related to his race is, in fact, racist. When I lived in multi-tenant buildings, far more often than not, the screaming and stomping was from white people — which makes sense because African-Americans represent only 12% of the population.

The man suggests that the reason his neighbors want him to be quiet is because they want African-Americans to disappear. When I wanted my neighbors to be quiet (regardless of race) I just wanted to sleep. Oh, and I didn’t want to have a conversation about it. I would just login to the management company’s website and report the noise violation directly. I can’t imagine knocking on the door of someone who is screaming and stomping — no thank you — again it has nothing to with your race.

The man sends a letter to his neighbor's suggesting that he plans to keep making noise at night. He dares them to report him to the police suggesting that it is likely that the police would actually kill him — and if they want his blood on their hands go ahead. How gross.