The whole “castrate all rapists” meme, is extremely extremely racist. Do you not have ANY clue about how systemically that was used against innocent black men accused of raping white women? Like rape is a heinous crime. I am a survivor myself. I understand having rage, I understand having bitterness, but have an ounce of empathy for other people’s trauma.

I feel like in open carry states, all black people should be given automatic concealed carry permits until it stops (and here’s hoping it will) being dangerous for them to open carry.

Why I didn’t call the police when I saw two black boys with guns next door

My husband’s instinct was to call law enforcement, but that didn’t seem like the solution. Especially after Tamir Rice

The fact that black kids can’t enjoy playing with BB guns without the possibility of being murdered is fucking awful. The BB gun is a classic childhood toy, it’s like not being able to ride a hobby horse without someone assuming you’re a fucking cavalry charge. Like the “just don’t give them toy guns” solution A: doesn’t work, because cops think cellphones and lollipops are guns apparently and B: what kind of a fucking grinch are you to think that little kids should have to stop playing with their toys so that people don’t murder them?

Also Dear Fellow White People:

Let’s remember that the hyper-competent black woman who never gets a romance storyline and carries all the white people on her team, is not a progressively written character. The trope exists to justify the centuries old bullshit of treating black women like unlovable beasts of burden while white women get to be treasured decorative objects to be protected (which is a better position, don’t lie, like it’s not ‘actual person’ good, but it’s a biiiig step up.)

Like she’s cool and she’s a badass, but she deserves to get to be vulnerable, and treasured and loved and not treated like an expendable resource rather than a lovable and valued human being.