“I am not Mike Brown. I am white. I am middle class. I am female. I am small. I am not considered a threat. When police see me they see someone who looks like them. They see their mothers, their daughters, their sisters, themselves. I am not at risk of being shot by police for existing while black. I am not at risk of being shot while unarmed. I am not at risk of being shot while armed with nothing more than a BB gun. I am not at risk of being shot for reaching for my wallet. I am privileged.But I am outraged. And if you aren’t outraged, then you aren’t paying attention. This is America in 2014. This is our reality. It’s so easy to get jaded and to ignore these atrocities, to act like this doesn’t affect us. It’s so easy to get apathetic. In the past it was the youth who protested. Where is the rage of the youth? Where is our rage?Like I said, I am not Mike Brown. But I am outraged.” -Not my writing but I agree with it 100 percent and to call this anything other than racism is wrong. Never forget Mike Brown and all the innocent people who have been killed like him while the ones responsible remain free and on paid vacation no less.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:56:39 +0000
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