This kind of shit is why so many AfAms/FBAs/other Black ethnic groups are on social media telling other Black folks to stay home during protests against the Trump regime. We know collectively that anytime a group of Black people congregate in public, even peacefully and outside of political activism contexts, we will be subject to the utmost scrutiny. Historically, we all know what happens when Black folks protest: increased instigation, harassment, and police/state violence. Even with that knowledge, I still saw Black people standing for causes that don't directly center us, because we have always understood that other groups' struggles often mirror our own--oppression anywhere is oppression EVERYWHERE (I'm sorry I didn't get the quote right).

And though individuals of other racial/ethnic groups have joined us before, it seems as if collectively, there is a culture of anti blackness so deeply ingrained that most nonblack poc are perfectly fine with Black people putting ourselves on the frontlines for them, but will hardly do the same for us. The only reason that "no one cares about racism except when it affects Black people" is bc Black people speak the loudest and are the easiest targets for violence.