Alive While Black...

[shadowmayor]

4. Looking like I was about to start speeding?

You just can't make this stuff up. If it weren't so tragic, this would be funny in a ridiculous way.

Just for the record, I look like I'm about to start speeding damned near every time I get behind the wheel, especially on weekdays. Sometimes I look like I'm about to swear, which is usually followed by me cussing. America has no clue when it comes to the lives lived by people of different color. As a Caucasian male, if a cop told me I was getting pulled over because I looked like I was about to start speeding, my first response would be - What the Fuck? That isn't a thing! If I had my wits about me, I might ask - Did you think I was black? Just to push some buttons. Obviously, I wouldn't ever be thinking that I was about to go to jail, or worse - get shot. I live in a privileged world. I'd be pissed and wouldn't have any fear of lashing out - something that many in our country can only do at risk for their very lives.

How truly sad . . .