After the recent events with Capitol Hill, I remember just crying about it. I got fed up with the difference of treatment between white people and black people. If a black person would have had an ounce of those terrorists yesterday, the treatment would have been very different. Heck, the treatment would have been different for any person of color.
BLM vs Trump Supporters
I’ve seen arguments about how BLM movements were also destructive. And although many looters and disgraceful people took attention away from the movement, the movement’s gist lies in the mistreatment/discrimination of black lives. For these Capitol Hill terrorists, their movement lied in kissing a president’s a** and throwing a tantrum after losing a fair election.
When I saw the footage and the photos, I was shocked considering how bold these people were ramming through the cops, taking pictures in offices, and throwing up signs with hateful speech. Nevertheless, I was disappointed by the lack of force against these people and then remembered that this is White America. This country benefits more white people than any race because they are the majority and most importantly, this country exploited other races to put them in favor.
People Of Color Being Policed on OTHERS’ Views of Us
And hence, the tears just kept coming. As a minority, when I see things like this, it honestly gives me fear knowing that people feel this strongly with their ideals and bond over hating a group of people. And yes, politics definitely create tension, but to throw this much of a tantrum and blatantly show off your disgust for others is beyond me.
These people feel comfortable teaching their kids their own ideals. As a result, future generations will always deal with racists, homophobic, etc. people. Nevertheless, these people will forever have a stigma, that can be subconscious, towards other people of color. Yet, when these Trump supporters, who many of them seem visibly white, won’t have to deal with stigmas or stereotypes haunting them.
Unfortunately the burden lies on people of color to break that stereotype which upsets me. I felt this from time to time in college and I am tired of doing so. Additionally, even if I do act in a way that is opposite of my stereotype, most of the times I am subjected to pre-judgement based on racial bias.
It’s terrible as a black and Hispanic person. We are seen as aggressive if we speak up for ourselves despite not even getting violent. And then I feel worse as a black girl considering how the media hides our existence. We are programmed to not fit beauty standards and our struggles are easily gaslighted. So when I think about all the competition I have faced and will continue to face in my career, dating, and social life, it’s depressing knowing that my race and gender can serve as a buffer.
Speaking of gaslighting, it’s a phenomenon I hate to see. Many times I hear people shocked by how racism is still prevalent. At first I use to wonder if these people were living under rocks. But, the reality is that these people don’t care about social issues that don’t impact them. And although this makes sense, I get pissed when people act as if these issues still don’t exist outside their own bubble. This is where the ignorance, colorblindness, and gaslighting usually stem from.
As you can see, this blog is pretty all over the place. As cliche as it sounds, I guess I just wish people of color had more freedom and flexibility to use their voice. I wish this society isn’t so stigmatized on groups of people. In a perfect world, this would be the case, but that world is so not realistic at all.
