The rallying cry of privileged whites whenever a...

The rallying cry of privileged whites whenever a person of color voices their concern or discomfort with their community’s portrayal in the media is usually along the lines of “You’re a crybaby.” But aren’t these same people doing just that? Crying over the fact that someone actually forced them to think about race in their otherwise colorblind day? It’s been said a million times before but it bears repeating that it’s significantly easier for white people in America and Europe not to think about race being that all aspects of Western culture take whiteness as the given norm. You’re upset that you’ve been made to feel uncomfortable because your race? Join the club.

This blog post by Kool AD of Das Racist makes a great response - although it wasn’t written that way, sadly - to yesterday’s pathetic willful display of ignorance.