Exploiting Black Anger, Humility Sustains White Comfort
Observing and reflecting on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s continued vilification inspires me to interrogate a certain demographic’s obsession with Black anger and Black humility.
White supremacy pushes people of color to fight to be seen as the model minority. Well-behaved Black people are often the most appreciated.
Docile and demure Black people are often deemed the best behaved. However, speaking only when spoken to doesn’t even prevent us from making people uneasy.
RBF — Resting Black face — intimidates many of them. Many times, a tone, which a Black person feels is respectful, can be declared rude and aggressive. Silent responses to obnoxious behavior often leave Black people labeled the problematic one.
People, who’ve never left their small towns, love sprinkling Chicago throughout conversations. Doing so has nothing to do with loving the Cubs or deep-dish pizza. Chicago is code for colored. (This biracial gay social justice minister, theologian, and writer identifies as Black, just so we’re clear.)
It’s their lame attempt to generalize about an entire race. This faith-based gun violence prevention activist doesn’t condone the killing and have been working to find solutions.
