I have grown up in a very diverse city, full of many skin tones and backgrounds. I have never been in a situation where I’ve felt like my life was in danger or that I needed to video tape every encounter with a cop. However, nowadays this seems to be the norm. It’s like all the sudden all these cops have gathered a nice pair of balls and decide they’re going to go around shooting every minority they see. Does having a plastic badge give you the right to treat anyone how ever you want? Does this mean that your life is worth more than mine? It’s messed up that we see COUNTLESS videos of our brothers and sisters dying at the hands of police. But the way I see it, the violence isn’t new, the cameras are. Now we can finally SEE with our own eyes what’s been going on for decades and decades, we can see the treatment given to our people. We can see the type of people who are hired to “protect and serve” us. For centuries, black people and minorities have been treated like animals because of the color of their skin. From being enslaved by white owners, to being slaves to the judicial system. It’s hard to be black or a minority, you have so many more odds against you.
No one is born a racist, racism is TAUGHT. Racism is fueled by influences and by seeing people around you doing the same. In my opinion, I believe that if your parents are racist, you have a 70% chance of being one as well because thats all you know. We need to break the cycle and teach all the new upcoming generations to love each other. We are not the 50s and 60s babies, we’re not scared to fight for what we believe and that is why I have faith that one day this will all be over. Not just in the U.S., but everywhere in the world there this stigma that fair skin is better than dark skin. WHAT? How can the PIGMENTATION of my skin give you any indication of who I am as a person?
Now, I know there are TONS of amazing great cops out there, but im focusing on the ones that aren’t. I’m speaking on the ones that feel sooooo weak to the point where you have to take out a gun and shoot someones brains out to feel safe. I don’t care how threatened you feel, shooting someone should be the LAST RESORT. What happened to tazers? What happened to batons? There are so many UNEXPLAINED cases of people losing their lives and usually none of those cops get persecuted. None of these parents and families get justice, they have to live with the idea of knowing their loved one was taken because some weak ass cop didn’t take his wheaties and decided to just shoot. If you’re not physically and mentally fit, please don’t become a cop. We need well rounded, diverse, intelligent and fit men and women to ACTUALLY serve and protect us. We need people who can empower our communites and make us feel safe. We need to fill our timelines with positivity, we need to share videos that will educate our people instead of the viral twerking videos of the week.
Lastly, white people: STOP CHANGING BLACK LIVES MATTER TO ALL LIVES MATTER. We know all lives matter, but right now we need to stand up for the people who are treated with injustice. Some white people seem to be so offended because of this, are you kidding? This isnt a trend, this isnt “the cool thing” to write on your social media. It’s REAL life, you all should be relived and happy that your people arent getting killed to the point where it becomes an actual movement. There would be no BLM if they weren’t getting killed. Once the killing stops, so does the movement. Do your part. The black community is suffering so bad, support them! Its like coming out and saying, “Oh I’m sorry this is happening to you and all your friends are being killed because they’re black, but my life matters too.” BE QUIET! Shut up and use your white priviledge to make a difference!
We need to teach our children to love everyone, no matter their skin tone or background. That’s the beauty of this world. Different skin tones, different hair textures, different languages, its all beautiful! Let’s make this world a better place, it starts with you.
XOXO♥