Also don't fucking call me dear, you ignorant fuck.

No, this is not a safe place for Black people.
Are you kidding me?
Am I okay?
No, I have never been okay with this shit.
I don't need a goddamn therapist to work through my hatred of racism.
What is wrong with you people?

A white person just asked me if I was Okay because I am addressing racism.

That's how it is.

If my mom could grow up and understand safely then there's no excuse for any white person here to deny safety

Or block me.
I really don't get upset by that.

Shovel another shot at my mom

My mom- "But they look like monkeys. They can't be real people. You don't understand what Black people looked like before you were born!"
Me- shoving another shot over.
"That's bullshit. And you believe it. I don't know what to think about you now. "
My mom came undone.
And in her 70s she did the work.
My mom died at 87 a white person doing the work with her people.
I don't want to hear Generation trash.

I remember sitting my mom down with a bottle of bourbon at the kitchen table and after she took her first shot I said, "You're racist. And you raised me racist."
My mom said, "I am NOT."
I said, "Do you remember telling me that Quarterbacks are white because intelligence is needed?"
*Poured a shot*
My mom- I never said that.
Me- Yes. You did. Remember telling me that ____ was good looking for a Black man?
Mom- I never said that and if I did it was because it was true."
Mom? That's racist.

I'm not done yet.
I have been DMd tonight because I am upsetting white people and it's not comfortable.
Good
GOOD.
We should be upset and uncomfortable.
I don't know how else to get people to understand that this is not something to ignore.
Be uncomfortable.

Pro-tip-

If you feel like any condemnation about how white people behave applies to everyone, which includes you?
It includes you.
It only generalized if you recognized yourself.
Otherwise you just pay attention and speak up.

Good night.

I really like the fact that my 16yo read insults to me here and said, "Oh no."
Because that shit is funny.
And I am raising my kid to discern between that and danger.
You fucking freaks.

Here's a book for white people who want to be allies and especially for those who declare themselves allies.
I highly recommend it.

No hashtag because I don't have time.

https://www.amazon.com/White-Allies-Handbook-Racial-Justice/dp/1496738373

But if you complain about your day that other people would be delighted to have- don't get mad if no one replies.

A safe place doesn't mean a completely comfortable place.
It's not bed on Sunday Morning with coffee.
This is and should be a safe place for everyone to be themselves and speak without censure.
If a person complains about their day in these racist United States don't holler to hashtag politics.
It's life.

#ShowTheWork

In the past 36 hours on this site you have seen two Black women express why they don't really feel safe here, a white person explaining to other white people why that is, and then that white person attacked by white people, mainly dudes, who either want everything to be beautiful or to just shut up and bake.
Banana bread!
In August!
I will never shut up.
#ShowTheWork

What you fail to understand about me is that I don't care about how many followers I have and that is exactly why I chose this place, but I do care whether or not others feel welcome.
Y'all jump in here with no worries.
I generally have no worries. Plenty of white queer people here.
But when you respond to a white "woman" calling out how unwelcoming this place is for the Black community with crap?
That's why they're not here.
It's not hard to understand.
#CoSo

I already know how to make banana bread, Honey.

Yes these people are here on CoSo.
It's not all a spa day.

I'm a Foot Loop!

Because I am supporting a Black woman who felt like she needed to take a break from here.

I love Froot Loops.

#DoTheWork
#Cereal
#YeahAScreenShot

I just seriously showed my kid the past half hour here in my mentions, and he was like, WTF?
And I said, Oh no, white people on the internet are insulting me.
And he then said, "Are we safe?"

So great job, white people on the internet.

The kids are not alright.

Oh noes.
White men are insulting me.

White guys are here and accusing me of being foolish and, basically, trolling.
I'm okay with that, because it's my JOB as a white US person to accept and ignore the bullshit so that our Black community doesn't have to deal with it and can get some fucking sleep.
I mean feel free to insult me.
I'm 52 fucking years old.

My kid's teacher then said- "I understand. We've already discussed this. It's incredible that you showed HIM so many films this past summer. What do you think we should discuss?"

45 year old white guy in North Carolina.
Stop pigeonholing people in the South.