#Repost @jo_lorenz ใปใปใป Monday morning, NYC: a black man named Christian Cooper asked a white woman called Amy Cooper to leash her dog. Affronted to have her white privilege encroached upon, this woman warned Christian that she was going to call 911 to โtell them thereโs an African-American man threatening my lifeโ. All of this on film. All of this an entitled white woman weaponising her whiteness against a black man. . Monday evening, MN: a black man named George Floyd tragically dies as onlookers looked on in horror, because a white police officer kneeled on his neck for seven long, appalling minutes. . Two incidents - separated by 12 hours - that monstrously illustrate the mutilated state of race in America. And these atrocities are clearly not in isolation: #GeorgeFloyd #EricGarner #BreonnaTaylor #AhmaudArbery #CoreyJones #WalterScott #MichaelBrown #DontreHamilton #TamirRice #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastile #TravyonMartin Say their names! This individual + systemic racism is a regular occurrence! . But none of this is breaking news. You all know this. So why arenโt you doing more? I have asked myself the same question. . To my fellow white followers: how many black people need to die for you to take this personally? How much bloodshed do you need to weaponise your whiteness AGAINST systemic racism?! Shock is not enough. Shaking your head in disbelief is not enough. You need to be ANTI-RACIST. You need to question your own thoughts around race. You need to be outraged. You need to call out racism. You need to accept that your white privilege shields you from the atrocities committed to people of colour + use that privilege to fight racism. You need to get active. You need to email your local political rep + ask them what theyโre doing to support people of colour in your district. You need to be IN THIS!โจ. Ending systemic racism is a personal + systemic revolution. We all need to acknowledge the deep fundamental structural racism that exists within our countries + communities, and face these racial injustices head-on to move forward together. . Equity, respect, volition for ALL people. Ending systemic racism is THE revolution. Do you have the balls to join it? # https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyBBK-B1NR/?igshid=1w31tob6qs2u
