emotion-driven race philosophy
i couldn’t tell you how many white people i’ve met who have said stuff to me like, ‘i had no idea you weren’t white,’ or ‘i didn’t even think of you in those terms (cuz im not a racist <3),’ or ‘i always just thought you were white’

after 17 years of interacting with white people, i have developed an intuition that tells me exactly which of these white people are actually saying “dude, at first i thought you were a mexican but then you were smart, so i was confused.” in other words, “yeah i wasn’t really sure but i figured you were white because you weren’t overwhelmingly stupid and criminal. also you didn’t rape me and you listen to real music.”

oh, another one: ‘i wasn’t sure, but i like you so i gave you the benefit of the doubt and figured you were white, cause youre awesome.’

it’s not the case every time, but too fucking often.



....also, when did it become okay for white people to start using the word ‘nigga’ ?


ps. think very carefully about what you’re saying if you are thinking to yourself that it’s just my intuition and therefore its not necessarily reliable.