From mrpeenee, because he so eloquently sums up my own feelings at the moment:
I have been reluctant to post lately because I didn't have anything original to add to the discussion about racism in America, but ignoring it was impossible. But whenever I considered trying, I was held back by all the white guy attempts on the topic that were so embarrassingly bad and I wanted to avoid those traps.
There's the "All Lives Matter" fatheads who just enrage me. Let me point out, once again, BLM is a reminder that, well, black lives matter, which is apparently still news to many policemen, the FOX news dolts, and at least one president. I take comfort in knowing I have no urge to fall for that idiocy.
Then there's the "I'm Not a Racist." guys who then proceed to prove both that they are, indeed, racist and also completely tone deaf to their own natterings. I can actually see me falling into this trap, so I'm trying extra hard to avoid it.
At the other end of the spectrum of delusion, there's the "I am TOTALLY a Racist" queen who revels in his guilt, trying to ensure everyone knows how he now understands and recants. No saint like a reformed sinner, emphasis on saint. But at the end of the day, that does nothing to alleviate the problem of entrenched racism. Or alleviate anything else, really.
So, I'm not stepping in any of that poo, thank you.
But staying silent is as bad as being wrong in this case, so here are my two personal points:
1. Black Lives Matter.
2. If they can kneel on George Floyd's neck, they can kneel on yours.