African American

I'll be sure to visit the Guardian today. Racism will always be here because it has always been here. Our forefathers made sure to put it into our constitution and enshrine it deep within our society. Our task is to insist on changing policy. Focus not on evil hearts and sadistic minds (although that would be okay in addition to other work), but rather on the institutions that allows racism to thrive. I'm not all that sure that white women are any less sadistic than their white male counterparts.
Historical pictures of trees bearing "strange fruit", often show women dressed in their "Sunday best" smiling brightly while standing next to their husbands and family members. I think one doesn't have to place the rope on the neck to be a part of the lynching. White women have taken advantage of that sadistic system on many occasions. Just ask Emmett Till. Without getting too deep into black feminism and mysogynoir (that's not what this is about and I'm still learning as much as possible myself) but society makes it easier to see white ladies in a sympathetic light.

Why did Carolyn Donham lie on a young black boy named Emmet Till? Why did the white neighbor scream when 14 year old Brennan Walker knocked on her door to ask for directions? Why did the white female juror see that George Zimmerman was scared for his life, but not an unarmed teen named Trayvon? My guess is that they have bought into the very system that oppresses them too.

The system breeds sadism among some of our white brothers and sisters. How many "studies" have been done on penis size by race and ethnicity? Why? How many lynchings involved sodomizing and/or castrating the victims? How many of these incidents were sparked by a woman saying that she had been ravished by a savage, taken against her will by someone who (truthfully or not) was endowed with a larger penis? Why would the county prosecutor say such a thing? The language surrounding these incidents of injustice were rife with resentment! So white society had to punish somebody for their own insecurities and secret desires.

If you choose to watch, pay attention to the faces in the crowds.

Okay, it's too deep before my coffee. I don't know how to end this....my heart is super heavy right now. I always appreciate your posts, heaven05. I look forward to checking out the Guardian today. Peace and blessings to you and yours!