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I’m Sick and Tired of the Oppression Olympics
Acknowledging my struggle does not mean I am disregarding yours
The hostility just came out of nowhere.
I was scrolling along my Facebook news feed when I came across an eye-catching photo. A beautiful and stylish Black woman is sitting with her gaze away from the camera. She holds a cardboard sign with rough writing that reads “Date who you want, but STFU about Black women”.
This image, of course, isn’t so much about interracial dating as it is about interracial dating without feeling the need to blatantly bad-mouth and disrespect Black women. For example, there is a difference between “I date [insert race] women” and “I date [insert race] women because Black women are this, that, and the other thing”.
I can get behind this sentiment, I think to myself. Without thinking much about it, I shared the image to my own news feed and kept scrolling.
Hours later, I receive a notification that someone with whom I went to high school commented on the post. It read:
