I was talking to my friend earlier and she mentioned the stress felt by the civil unrest that is currently going on
She is friends with a lot of brothers in blue and went on to say that all lives matter
And I just couldn’t let it go
Because of the simple truth that all lives matter, activists have come together to make sure this is more than words on paper
Because all lives matter, we need to ensure that justice is also brought forth against the injustices committed against black people
If Breonna Taylor were white, you better believe that the people who took her life would have been brought to justice
It’s a human right that all people deserve and yet in 2020 people of color are denied this for some reason
And it is exhausting to still have to explain that yes I am a woman, I am black and I am human
This should never be an issue
But it is
I’m so over this
We are all human and should be treated justly
Money, titles, politics and color should not be an issue
Why have so many people been shot at and lost their life for doing nothing while being black?
Because the justice system simply sees color
Because the justice system gives privilege in looking the other way when it comes to crimes committed against people of color
It’s about our human rights
If it were white kids locked up in cages there would be a huge riot about child abuse
But these kids have color so no one says anything
Because all lives matter the same justice that supports white lives should support all lives and bring it all to light
It’s not about favoritism
It’s about being human
It’s about educating yourself about what’s right
My friend didn’t even know about Breonna Taylor
No, she doesn’t live under a rock but she didn’t know
Perhaps because the news outlets don’t give enough coverage about the injustices being done
Except when it’s a riot and then you can’t look away
The point of the protests was to bring forth justice ignited by George Floyd
They were meant to change the world for the better because we all matter
Instead people felt pressure and did what they thought was justice for one man
When so many other people of color need justice too
It’s not about having a protest for each black person that has been wronged
It’s about changing things so that the same measure of justice that is applied to a white person may also be applied to people of color because we all matter
If there were stricter laws in regards to applying force and the regard for life, Elijah McClain would still be playing the violin to animals at a shelter
Because anyone with an ‘issue’, that is armed would think twice before harming anyone including a person of color because the eyes of justice would be covered as she is rightfully represented in mythology as we all deserve justice regardless of what we look like
In 2020 I had to explain to my friend that this is an actual thing
I told her that as a black woman and she cut me off saying that I’m beautiful and that right there is part of the problem
Latinos are just as guilty of this systemic racism
By my friend mentioning beauty it’s almost to counteract my being black when being bonita o fea has nothing to do with the conversation
We need to teach people all over that skin difference in skin color is just that-difference of skin color
It doesn’t make anyone more or less human because we are all the same
Those adjectives that follow morena pero… need to stop because they aren’t making things any better
Latinos need to come face to face with the fact that yes you’re black, you’re indigenous and probably white but that’s the magic that makes you who are
It’s not something to feel shame for because when it is things get complicated like it’s down to choosing sides of who you want to be with
And humanity should never come to that
Vanilla and Chocolate are just as delicious together as they are individually
Never make anyone choose because flavor is flavor and it’s all fantastic
Bionica