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hitalot879
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a bit of prairie to seed that other earth I hold inside my mind

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My Black Existence ( July Contest)

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Yea of course,

I,

me,

a man,

a black man

a darker black man to be exact..

have black privilege because thats a thing you know

Its like when I walk into the store and get followed .. yea

or maybe its when a white person comes up to me asking if i listen to 21 savage because "black people listen to rap right?"

or my favorite is telling my brother to be safe

as he heads out the door worrying he may be shot for reaching for his wallet

maybe its when i worry about whether or not my brother or cousins or father will be the next Trayvon martin or Eric garner or philando castille even

my black privilege

has allowed me to be labeled as loud and ratchet and sometimes a hoe

because that what dark skin black men are

right ..

yea ….

thats black privilege

its getting told I'm pretty for a black man

its being told I'm intimidating and mean and ugly natured

but no no i swear its not cause your black

I love black people I'm not racist

Slavery happened years ago

Black people are racist too

im not racist i just don't like black people

yea … I've heard it all.

No !

im not just another "angry black man"

Im just a black man

Im not mad don't get me wrong

I just wanted to inform you on my black privilege

I wanted to inform you that it is NOT okay to touch my hair

that is NOT okay to say to mock "black slang"

It is not okay to say "are you speaking english" when i talk

It is not okay to put my people through hundreds of years of slavery and oppression and systemic racism and TELL US TO GET OVER IT!

Im sorry excuse my tone of voice

but can you blame me for getting worked up when I have to worry about whether or not my people will come home at night

yea …

thats MY black privilege

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COMMENTS

 

DallasCowgirl says:

You expressed yourself very well! This is truly profound.

 

LP45 says:

Great write hitalot879. Very profound indeed. Thank you for sharing this.

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