White people stay silent as racists continue to police Black people

They don’t care that they’re complicit in this violence.

Trigger warning: image of lynching.

It’s just another day in America for Black people.

You probably heard about the white woman in the North Carolina restaurant who was upset at the Black joy two Black women exhibited as they were having cocktails (If you haven’t watched the video, see the Facebook link below). Instead of moving or simply leaving the restaurant, she walks over and tells these two women — who were minding their own business — that they are rude.

We all know how this goes. A white person polices the lives of Black people, we refuse to bow down, and they call us niggers. Oh, but not before they say they have Black friends (and she pronounces “Black” the way racists like to say it — “Bul-LACK-uh”). So yeah, she did it. She called them stupid niggers and walked away.

A reporter caught up with her to ask about the incident. The woman — Nancy Goodman — admitted saying it, and said she would call them niggers again. Then she did what most white women do. She talked about her health issues as if that’s an excuse for being a racist.

This scene is so common, that it’s ridiculousness. Missy Nancy doesn’t even upset me that much because, as Black people, we experience white people like her all the time. I’m more offended by the other white people who overheard this and didn’t come collect this racist.

I’ve heard white people say they’re afraid of getting involved in situations because they don’t want to be physically harmed. However, this is a 71-year-old woman. Someone easily could have body-blocked her and gotten her away from these two women. Instead, white people do what white people do. They sit and watch and stay silent.

Everyday I read comments from white people saying how offended they are by what’s happening in our country. Yet every time they have the chance to be…

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