Buzzfeed recently posted a video entitled "27 Questions Black People Have For Black People." Like many other viewers of African descent, I found the video utterly infuriating at some places and downright laughable in others. Another case of "how can we judge others without judging ourselves", this video may be well meaning but comes across as demeaning. Here's why. None of these questions are asked at my family reunions. Or amongst my friends and colleagues. In fact, I have never been asked one of these questions by a person of color. Ever. Which is a problem. Because if these are questions "for black people from black people" shouldn't I have heard them from black people in my life already? But you know where I have heard these questions? From well-meaning white people that call themselves allies without truly understanding years of history, political issues and institutionalized racism. And that's my true problem with the video, it is a thinly veiled attempt by Buzzfeed and its staff to whitewash black issues and solve all our problems. But I'm not falling for it, and you shouldn't either.

Dear Buzzfeed,

Let me answer some of your questions. But to start let me group all your questions to save some time and my thinly stretched patience. Because let's face it, your 27 questions are really just three bigger categories chopped into little annoyingly bite sized pieces. And here they are:

1. The "I just ignored over 300 years of institutional racism" questions.

2. The "Let me use basic stereotypes to make others laugh" questions.

3. The "Black people are just as bad as white people' questions.

So let's begin.

"I just ignored over 300 years of institutional racism" archetype

Examples: "Why are we more likely to engage in the new dance trend than we are to get involved in politics or opening a business?", "Why do we call each other the N-word but get vehemently upset when a white person uses the N-word?" and the best yet, "Why do we think people with light skin look better than people with dark skin?"

Now, a basic Google search would answer any of these questions effectively (and I encourage individual research). Many of these questions stem from a culture created by 250 years in enslavement, over 150 years of Jim Crow and separate but equal laws, and our current 50-year journey into racist political and social reform. Black people have been mentally and fundamentally changed by the trials and misuse endured in this country. Let's never forget the hundreds of studies and articles written on the damage that has been done to the collective African American psyche (like Ta-Nehisi Coates fantastic "The Case for Reparations"). Furthermore, some of their issues, like colorism, are not even a "black thing". Studies show that colorism is present in almost every society known to man. Come on Buzzfeed, try Google.

On to the next:

"Let me use basic stereotypes to make other laugh" archetype

Examples: "How did watermelon become our thing?", Why are we always looking for the discount? and "If my dab is on fleek, am I lit?".

I understand humor and I quite enjoy it. But when did making a mockery out of a dense and complex culture become funny? Isn't this defeating the point of the whole video. If Buzzfeed is truly trying to educate black people, shouldn't they explain the genesis of the whole watermelon stereotype. Or address the fact that it's awesome that black people create so many fashion trends. I mean the dab is one of the best things to happen to black people ever. Come on! Once again Buzzfeed, a quick Bing search would have saved you from making light of some of the most interesting facets of American history.

And lastly:

"Black people are just as bad as white people" archetype

Examples: Pretty much all of it but especially these: "Why is it a problem if I like anime?", "Why do you protest Black Lives Matter and then tear each other down in the next breath?" and this gem, "Why do we say that we don't want to be seen as a monolith but then try to take people's black cards away for not liking something that's supposedly black?"

This question type actually can cover this whole video and seemed to be the general message I received throughout. But it is inherently a flawed argument. The black experience and the situations that arise within it are not comparable to that of the "white experience". They are two separate entities alienated from years of socioeconomic differences and once again, racial injustices. Many of the things that plague our community are direct results of the injustices we face as a community daily. Furthermore, Buzzfeed uses this platform to address "black issues" and stereotypes while creating their own and furthering others. Black people are addressing homosexuality. Black people's hair is a political movement. BLACK PEOPLE DO LIKE COMIC BOOKS AND ANIME! It's not a problem to be solved. Just open your eyes and look around. Black people aren't the same everywhere and our problems can't be erased with blanket statements. Racism will not be acknowledged unless we confront it head on and acknowledge that it is a complex issue backed by a unique, intriguing history.

Buzzfeed cut the bullsh*t, ok? And black people,I fully believe that black problems should be addressed within black communities. Thank you.