I used to be someone who tried not to make a huge deal about White America making money off African Americans or putting us down left and right. That is until I saw these two photos that changed everything.
One early morning, I came across two photos on Facebook and they angered me to the point of no return. Here are the photos:

The first one shows Caucasian male saying to a Black woman that she is pretty “for a black girl”.

Pretty for a black girl? No.

See, I’m pretty. Matter of fact, I’m beautiful. Don’t make it seem that being Black is such a disadvantage to my looks. Being black is beautiful as anything. I don’t understand why people think it’s quite alright to just say something like that and not understand why we (Black Women) get offended when this is told to us.

Then, there’s the shirt: “Black Shirts Matter”.

I have several questions about this item: Who signed off on this? Who honestly believed that this shirt was okay to sell and would be okay to produce and give out to the public? Who thought taking such a Powerful and Uplifting saying for Black people and make a parody of that for a shirt? I don’t think the clothing company, Mixt Apparel, did not understand the severity of how offensive this shirt is. They made a mockery of #blacklivesmatter by saying that black shirts matter. This is a disgusting shirt and I hope this company learned from this massive mistake because this is racism and ignorance that is being spread on the internet and to their customers.

Now, if you didn’t mean any harm or you didn’t understand what was said in the photos was not acceptable, here is a quick lesson:

Saying things like “You’re pretty for a black girl” or “You sound like such a white girl” is not only immature, but incredibly offensive to the Black Girl you said this to. Also “Black Shirts Matter” is a parody of #blacklivesmatter. It is. Whether you want to admit it or not, it is. It is making a mockery of one of the biggest movements on social media and around the world. This shirt is disgraceful and this company really did offend people. I am offended. All of these things do bother me, but the one that really gets me is not listed above, yet it is said to at least one little Black girl or boy at least once in their life:

“You’re such an Oreo”

an Oreo? As in “ Milk’s Favorite Cookie” Oreo“? Did you just compare my personality and my looks to a cookie? Who thinks of this mess? It’s frustrating and draining that White People will say these things and expect us to just accept it and move on, just like when we mention Slavery. How are we supposed to suddenly forgive and forget 245 years of torment, assault, and oppression one race has had to endure? That’s just beyond racism-that was barbaric. These “Americans” had the audacity to sail all the way to another continent, kidnap people that happen to have darker skin than they do from their own homes, and bring them to a new country so they can do all the work and the owners can reap the benefits; all the while killing, raping, and beating the slaves for their own pleasures and satisfaction. Black People were treated like animals in this country and we are supposed to just “forgive and forget”? No. I refuse to forget about the history of what happened to my ancestors. I refuse to back down on the fight to end oppression to people of color. I REFUSE to let someone say something ignorant about not only my race, but my gender and my sexuality as well. I refuse to let the racists and bigots win. This is my fight and this is me saying, I am done with the racist, sexist, ignorant comments and you should be,too.