I imagine there's some comfort in imagining a future without racism and projecting that onto the present. Thinking if we just deny the truth, it doesn't exist. If history is erased, we don't have to deal with its consequences. However...
Far too many people don't have the luxury of closing their eyes and ears. They feel it in their lives and can't act like what they see and know doesn't exist.
They know their family was destroyed by deportation or incarceration. They know their loved one was denied safe harbor because of their religion. They know their son or daughter was shot because their skin color evoked fear
@johnlegend @amaditalks Love JL but this is what?
@johnlegend I contend John is the one with closed eyes, ears, and mind. Rather than celebrate his brothers and sisters successes, he promotes divisiveness & victim mentality. Is this the role model you want to follow in your life? Think bigger, aim higher. bizpacreview.com/2018/01/06/tru…
@johnlegend Did you read this @KimKardashian & @kanyewest we dont all have the luxury of you guys.. Some of us deal with this shit every single days of our lives and actually since we were born. Thank you very much...
@johnlegend I know that these tweets aren’t sent to the white woman who had Nazi relatives (they have all died now) but honestly I feel this. I cannot close my eyes to the atrocities committed by people I am related to. I am ashamed. The only thing I can do is live in tolerance (cont)