Is it really that difficult to understand that racist stereotypes uphold oppression? Why do you think Mike Brown has been labeled a thug and a degenerate even though he was the VICTIM? Why do you think white vigilantes and police officers are able to shoot and kill unarmed black people and not face any repercussions because “they were scared”? Why do people see no problem dressing up as Trayvon Martin and laughing at his unjust murder? Because media keeps perpetuating the idea that black people are bad, dangerous, unfit mothers, promiscuous, drug dealers and that our lives are LESS THAN. And that’s what your favs perpetuate all over the internet by dressing up like black people and acting a damned racist fool.

Hell, I can’t go shopping without store owners assuming I’m going to steal something! White people marvel when I open my mouth and speak “standard” English and don’t have multiple children, fathered by different men. And that’s not even addressing the fact that there’s nothing wrong with speaking AAV or having children out of wedlock. But those things are automatically labeled as BAD when black people do them, and those ideas are REINFORCED by “comedians” portraying these racist stereotypes all for some adsense coins. These people are getting FILTHY RICH off “jokes” that dehumanize us and people have the nerve to say “don’t take it seriously”.  Don’t sit here and tell me “jokes” about oppressed people don’t hurt anyone when those SAME STEREOTYPES are used to justify our mistreatment! Renisha McBride was shot in the head for asking for help after a car accident and the media was more concerned with digging through her Twitter and showing she had listened to rap music and smoked weed. Cause you know, smoking weed and listening to rap music makes you “dangerous” and totally justifies shooting her in the head when she was asking for help. Well, it makes you “dangerous” if you’re black and you do those things. Don’t tell me that some white dude on YouTube telling 10 million children that all black women do is pop out babies, do drugs and have sex doesn’t have an affect on how those children see us and will then treat us. 

I seriously hope Shane gives you a medal or something bath-and-sheba-works for the endless tap dancing you did for him today. You can spend all day on Tumblr crying about people mistakenly calling you white, but don’t have shit to say when I point out that Shane favorited tweets from fans calling me the n-word… I dunno how old you are, but I’m praying you’re a child and not an adult because there is no way to excuse how foolish you look. Taking up for some idiot who doesn’t respect you and  instead sees black women as props and hussies for his stupid videos.

The day you realize that those HILARIOUS jokes have influenced the way white people see and treat you is going to be a sad day. And I say this as someone who had to have that very same moment, where I had to stop trying so desperately to be the “cool black girl” and demand respect from “so called friends” who thought those racist jokes were funny and ok. I hope your moment comes sooner than later and not as a result of something terrible that scars you for life. And as angry as this conversation makes me, I say this with the upmost sincerity and concern. Because when you get off the internet you’re still BLACK. And I’m fighting these disgusting stereotypes FOR YOU.