The Black Lives Matter movement has dominated the conversation in the last couple of days, especially during Blackout Tuesday yesterday and more and more information is coming into the public sphere explaining just how awful regular existence can be for black people.
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The latest thread to attempt to educate people about this comes from Twitter user PtSomebodii, who has explained why he doesn’t like to attend work drinks with his colleagues as a black man and yeah, to be fair to the guy it sounds absolutely awful and I’m sure a lot of people reading this will recognise themselves in this and hang their heads in shame:
“You look like Obama” how the hell do i look like Obama?????
— NO LIFE MATTERS ‘TIL BLACK LIVES MATTER (@PtSomebodii) June 2, 2020
*my manager with his arm around my shoulder*
“I know i shouldnt say it but i love you soo much- you mah niggaaa (in American accent)” reported to HR and nothing happened
— NO LIFE MATTERS ‘TIL BLACK LIVES MATTER (@PtSomebodii) June 2, 2020
“Pete do you know where i can get some coke round here?”
MEEE??? COKE????
— NO LIFE MATTERS ‘TIL BLACK LIVES MATTER (@PtSomebodii) June 2, 2020
Dont even get me started on the dick jokes.
— NO LIFE MATTERS ‘TIL BLACK LIVES MATTER (@PtSomebodii) June 2, 2020
Being called “mah brotha” but everyone else is called “mate”. This one pisses me off on a madting
— NO LIFE MATTERS ‘TIL BLACK LIVES MATTER (@PtSomebodii) June 2, 2020
Like, why do you wanna touch it? I honestly dont get it.
— NO LIFE MATTERS ‘TIL BLACK LIVES MATTER (@PtSomebodii) June 2, 2020
The most fucked up thing about this thread is that this is just the things that happen on a night out. If we wanna go into everyday office racism we could be here til next week!
— NO LIFE MATTERS ‘TIL BLACK LIVES MATTER (@PtSomebodii) June 2, 2020
Yeah I guess most people indulging in those actions probably didn’t realise how problematic their behaviour was, but I don’t think that’s any excuse. With everything that’s happening and all this information and literature that is being spread and people changing their profile pictures to thee black square, you’ve gotta think that it does feel like things might change in the future. Make it happen.
For more of the same, check out this thread which explains why the UK is institutionally racist. Awful.
