When black people are discussing or posting about issues that are a direct result of racism, there is very little in way of helpful commentary that non black people can add. Reinforcing how you feel about the issue and how harmful it is is fine, but when you start trying to whitesplain our own issues to us it’s extremely inappropriate. There’s literally nothing you can add to the conversation that we don’t know so your ‘insight’ is often you trying to speak over black folks or trying to earn your ‘certified woke non-black person’ card. We can see right through it and you’re not slick.

When black folks are discussing things that are prominent in our culture (from as big to how black people tend to raise children or as little as a meme about funny things that black hairdressers say) it’s inappropriate to chime in with “BUT MY FAMILY DID THIS TOO AND WE’RE NOT BLACK” or “uhm sweaty everybody does this” like bruh literally nobody cares. NOBODY. Let us have our space to laugh about how we don’t use measuring cups and save every plastic bag we use.

The next worse thing you can do is talk about the issue as if it’s not a race issue to avoid leaving your lane but still feel justified in writing a miniature essay about it. And while I’m at it, I just want to say that the black delegation does not give a hot shit if you 'can’t believe this is still happening today’ or 'you would never do something like that’- like ok we get it you’re a certified 'woke yt’ and we still don’t care.

Honestly, some discussions just don’t need your commentary. And I know someone is going to have an issue because y'all were coddled as children into thinking that everyone is entitled to an opinion but honestly it’s not true. So I won’t make this public because I’m really not in the mood. Just know that your 2 cents are worth less than that in certain spaces and sometimes it’s best to shut up and let us have space to exist. - Artemis Todd