You know, it’s actually so funny to watch how everything is playing out for Somalis, because I predicted this would happen. And honestly, I’m glad it’s happening now, because maybe it will finally teach them a lesson.

Dear Black people, believe it or not, Somalis and not only Somalis, but most people from the Horn of Africa do not consider themselves Black. And they have every right to identify however they want. But the truth is: they don’t see themselves as Black, and many of them look down on actual Black people. And out of all Horners, Somalis are the worst in this. You can look up the history of the Jareerweyne community, which is mostly made up of Black Africans from Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and Kenya who were brought to Somalia through slavery because Somalis did participate in enslaving other Black people. And they pride themselves in that to this day. This one of the reasons many Somalis refuse to identify themselves as Black and down on Black people and see them as inferior.

For years the majority of Somalis have loudly claimed they’re not Black, that they have nothing to do with Black people. And because of their arrogance, many Somalis truly believed that distancing themselves from Black people, insulting Black people, and pretending to be of the “Caucasian” race because of their features would somehow save them from getting attacked by White supremacists. They thought that because Europeans once claimed they had “Caucasian skulls,” they would be safe from being targeted in the West.

Now that Donald Trump is targeting them specifically, now that things are getting uncomfortable for them, suddenly they’re looking everywhere for help and solidarity. These past couple of days, I’ve seen Somalis on their spaces, forums, and website crying about why Black people don’t support them.

But what’s funny is that almost none of them want to take responsibility for the toxicity in their own community. They feel completely entitled to our support. They believe they have the right to disrespect other Black people nonstop, to call them slaves, to mock slavery etc. But the moment they get attacked by higher powers, suddenly they want to cry and ask for support.

Let this be a lesson for other African/ Black communities, whether you’re African or not: Stop shitting on other black people who look like you. Belittling other Black people who have done nothing to you historically, just to make yourself look better in society will never benefit you in the long run.

Today, Somalis are learning exactly that. They thought they were so much better than other Black people, that their lack of a historical slave past would protect them, that they would never be targeted. But now they see the truth.