I don't know if I saw it posted here before the update or somewhere else but I someone described the following and I agree:
Everyone's now in a race to "prove" they're the "least racist" by making meaningless, knee-jerk, "feel good", "politically correct" statements and decisions. It's tantamount to placing a silly black square on IG accounts; they don't really want to do anything but it makes them look/feel good about themselves.
I'm confident my view is not a popular one but this isn't really about racism. This is an issue ignorance from many angles. Primarily it's an abuse of power by those in authority. It's manipulating a narrative to tell a story of victimization partial truths. It's about lack of accountability at various levels.
What I'm about to say next will probably be even less popular. In terms of race, I'm frustrated with masses jumping on the BLM bandwagon and the various claims of racism and privilege that are so loosely thrown around. To single out strife in one community without recognition of it in others, and especially without acknowledgment of personal accountability, is itself racist. To paint broad brushes and claim "white privilege", is an inherently racist viewpoint. It's disingenuous. To suggest that one group of people can't possibly understand or have a voice about another group because they're not part of said group is false - these are broad generalizations; we do it all the time with many things. It's all frustrating. The viewpoint and the way the discussion is framed is so disingenuous; it's actually more damaging than helpful.
