#hispanic people

     There have been some horrible headlines this year. And this has sparked the BLM movement. They work hard to fight for racial equality, and there’s even been a case or two when a white person got hurt and they included them. There’s some really kind people on Tumblr.

     But then there’s ones who are unknowingly racist. While some understand that not all white people are the cause of this, many feel they are, and that just isn’t true. Now, I’m not trying to divert attention away from the hate crimes, I’m trying to express my sadness that we cannot come together as one during these sad times because of this hatred towards one another.

     MLK himself wanted white and black people to be at peace, despite everything white people (as a whole) had done to oppress them.

“ Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding. We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience. And that will be a day not of the white man, not of the black man. That will be the day of man as man.”

     Humiliation is exactly what some of you are doing. Stereotypes and “white people jokes” are not only humiliating, but they can also be seen as racist.

Examples: “White people can’t cook chicken.”, saying somebody is white because their opinion is very disagreeable/as an insult, “White ppl be like…”

     I actually reblogged a post months back expressing how offended I was, but a person made my emotions feel invalid by saying something similar to “insults aren’t as bad as what they do to us” or something of that sort. Either way, I came to realize it’s still a horrible thing to do if it’s offending somebody. Black people are stereotypes as always eating fried chicken, Mexican people are stereotyped as eating tacos 24/7, Asian people are stereotyped as eating cats, but those are never really seen on Tumblr without somebody attacking the original poster.

     I’m biracial, my dad is white and my mom is black. My mom herself has taught me not all white people are bad, and at the same time she’s able to exercise her beliefs are racial inequality.

     I will now show you something from our house: 

     My white dad did not buy this for himself. He bought it for my mom.It wasn’t to be racist, it was because she wanted them. Why? She said it shows that even if we’re supposedly “over with slavery and segregation”, people are still allowed to sell these sorts of things. It’s there to show times haven’t changed as much as people would like to believe. My dad supports that, and there’s far more advertisements he’s bought for her, this is only a fraction. They loved each other, despite the history between their races. And both sides of the family get along with each other, too! My dad’s side is kind to my mom, and my mom’s side is kind to my dad.

     This post is NOT to make poc feel unimportant. This post is NOT saying white people are oppressed. What this post IS trying to say is that all races are equal, and that Tumblr is supposed to be a “safe place”, so everybody should feel welcome, even white people.

     Please reblog this, this is probably the most important post I’ll ever make. A lot of people have witnessed these hate crimes, and they’ve become bitter with hatred. I don’t want that for them, I want them to be able to love all people of all races, despite what a fraction of those people have done.