Image Text follows: “A white woman can say that a neighborhood is “sketchy” and most people will smile and nod. She felt unsafe, and we automatically trust her opinion. A black man can tell the world that every day he lives in fear of the police, and suddenly everyone demands statistical evidence to prove that his life experience is real” End image text.
A screenshot of this tumblr post https://www.tumblr.com/usauthoritarianism/741581993035366400/nathanjurgensona-white-woman-can-say-that-a?source=share
It’s true but written so… Obnoxiously? Like I agree with the premise but hate the execution. Why bring up white women at all? Both issues are real
A black man can tell the world that every day he lives in fear of the police, and suddenly everyone demands statistical evidence to prove that his life experience is real
No we don’t. Most people believe him. The racist part are those who automatically also believe he deserves it.