"the sabrina carpenter situation is not that deep, she was just joking!" "the michael kovach and ashely nichols thing happened sooo long ago, and they were just joking." was it a joke when discrimination against american muslims and arabs grew by 7.4% in the past three years? was it a joke when arabs were brutally forced out of their homes and murdered if they didn't comply? do you think its funny a woman told my mother she felt safe around our house because of the "free palestine" sign in our window? is their expression of joy, which is something that has been so forcefully taken away from them, just a joke to you? was it a joke when billions of black people were brutally murdered? was it a joke when they were eaten, skinned, turned into clothing and worn? was it a joke when they were continually forced into labor? was it a joke when they were raped? was it a joke when things we cannot even imagine happened to them? was it a joke that, when all this was happening, they heard that word over and over again? do not use humor as an excuse for your hatred. do not say something has less impact because of the time that has occurred since it happened. you are sitting in your privilege.
