How White People Sound When They Argue About Racism

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On July 27, the Black Girl Dangerous Twitter account shared some hilarious -- but also painfully accurate -- examples of what white people sound like when they dismiss the experiences of people of color. 

Mia McKenzie, creator of the Black Girl Dangerous organization was behind the series of tweets, prefaced by noting, "I've been saying publicly for like four years that IDGAF what you think about shit you don't experience." 

She then described a series of ridiculous scenarios in which people speak about or disagree with experiences that they have no first-hand knowledge of. 

"'As a non-brain-surgeon, I think the proper way to cut into the brain is...'" That's how the f***k you sound," McKenzie wrote. 

It's unclear whether anything in particular triggered the series of tweets, but so far they have gained hundreds of favorites and retweets since they were first posted, with people like comedian Hari Kondabolu describing them as "the thing of legends." 

Black Girl Dangerous is a non-profit media project which works to  amplify the voices of queer and trans people of color. (For more information on the project, go to blackgirldangerous.org.)

Read the entire, glorious rant below: 

"Well, regarding race, as a white person, I disagree because—" BLOCKED.
— BGD (@BlackGirlDanger) July 27, 2015

"As a non-brain-surgeon, I think the proper way to cut into the brain is..." That's how the fuck you sound.
— BGD (@BlackGirlDanger) July 27, 2015

"As a person with no dick, I think getting kneed in the dick feels exactly like..." That's. How. The. Fuck. You. Sound.
— BGD (@BlackGirlDanger) July 27, 2015

"I hear what ur saying about pain of childbirth but I disagree. No I've never given birth, why do you ask?" That's how the fuck you sound.
— BGD (@BlackGirlDanger) July 27, 2015

"Yes, having cancer is hard but the chemo really isn't that bad. No, I've never had cancer, why?" That's how the fuck you sound.
— BGD (@BlackGirlDanger) July 27, 2015

In closing: STFU.
— BGD (@BlackGirlDanger) July 27, 2015

 

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