#but i'm sure some people are trolling posts with certain key words

[punkenglishnerd]

I’ve written and rewritten this post a thousand times and I can’t seem to fully express what I want to say. So I’ll just write my main points here:

The police brutality that has been happening are hate crimes. They are murder. These criminals masquerading as policemen need to be brought to justice.

People who are not black have to recognize their privilege, and that includes both white people and non-black POC. I recognize my privilege as a non-black POC and a mixed-race POC, and I will not speak over black voices or tell them what they should and shouldn’t do, how they should and shouldn’t feel, how they should and shouldn’t react.

#there is so much more i could say #but i've been struggling to express my thoughts #and these two bullet points honestly get most of my thoughts across #for those of you who don't know #i live in a suburb right outside minneapolis #and i'm seeing firsthand not only the protests #but people's reactions to the protests #and i could go on about my thoughts on that #but for now i'll leave this post as is #i'm sure this will start some discourse #and i'll probably get some hate #probably not from my followers #but i'm sure some people are trolling posts with certain key words #and commenting/hating on the ones they disagree with #all i ask is that if anyone does want to start discourse on this post #please keep it civil and respectful #which realistically i probably know won't happen #but there's no harm in asking to try to keep things as respectful as possible #poc #tw racism #tw police brutality #tw murder