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Coolest Ranger

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5. I don't know how I'm feeling right now

Reply to Quayblue (Original post)

Thu Jul 14, 2016, 07:07 AM

Jul 2016

Every time I have tried to explain to someone white what my community goes through day in and day out, I'm told to shut up, I'm told all lives matter and I'm told my people are making this worse. I'm tired, I'm just plain tired. So instead of trying to talk to someone, I'm writing a novel in which the protagonist explains what it is like being profiled by the police while trying to protect a county that doesn't like black people. It's helping

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AA Group: How are yall feeling? [View all] Quayblue Jul 2016 OP

It's been a traumatic week for the whole country. Two deaths have been overshawdowed . . . brush Jul 2016 #1

Staying in touch with family in BTR. Donated to the bail fund for protesters. KeepItReal Jul 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author rbrnmw Jul 2016 #3

Numb... FrenchieCat Jul 2016 #4

I don't know how I'm feeling right now Coolest Ranger Jul 2016 #5

Disconnected, Cleaned up my Social Media Friend List lib87 Jul 2016 #6

Willfully ig'nant. I like that. kwassa Jul 2016 #15

I feel you. Quayblue Jul 2016 #21

I'm feeling neutral about life. Jamaal510 Jul 2016 #7

I love the sweet innocence of this post. Number23 Jul 2016 #17

It's interesting because Jamaal510 Jul 2016 #24

Feeling frustrated, as ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #8

^ This, trying not to lash out but I refuse to make white people feel comfortable. JRLeft Jul 2016 #9

right let them feel uncomfortable hell with them rbrnmw Jul 2016 #10

They need to make changes JRLeft Jul 2016 #11

and they probably won't change if they aren't umcomfortable rbrnmw Jul 2016 #12

Uncomfortable is real good, make them sweat. JRLeft Jul 2016 #13

yes we do rbrnmw Jul 2016 #14

Yep, not doing more seems to be doing nothing. JRLeft Jul 2016 #16

Fuck 'em, feeling uncomfortable is the only way change comes. cyberpunk Jul 2016 #18

I'm tired of being the shit at the bottom of the barrel. JRLeft Jul 2016 #23

Actions speak louder than words for damn sure. Quayblue Jul 2016 #22

In one word? JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #19

Tired, numb. cyberpunk Jul 2016 #20