This is why we keep talking about racism. This is why we take racist behavior from creators and public figures seriously, past and present, because it does not exist in a vacuum. It feeds into a culture that normalizes violence, ignorance, disrespect, and dehumanization toward Black people not only from white people, but from anyone taught to see us as less than.
This was a historic Black cemetery in Florida and people vandalized and destroyed the graves. That level of hatred does not come from nowhere.
So if conversations about racism, accountability, and protecting spaces from people who have shown they are racist or harmful make you uncomfortable, this probably is not the page for you, and that is fine.
Because every single day there is another story. A racist influencer hurting somebody. A Black child being called slurs. A Black family targeted. A graveyard destroyed. Every day Black people are reminded that simply existing can make us a target.
We will still laugh, joke, create, and enjoy ourselves. But when it is time to speak seriously about what is happening to us, we are going to do that too. And if that feels “too political” or “too much” for you, then this space probably is not meant for you.