theartbook35
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I remember what happened to Oprah. I don't like Oprah at all, heck, when she starts talking I have to put her on mute because I cannot stand her voice. But to treat her, or anyone that way when they walk into your place of business is beyond just wrong. It is vile. It is inhumane. Now, Will Smith's behavior as of late aside, Fresh Prince was one of the best family sitcoms to happen to the black community. There's nothing better than the way that show approached this exact problem. Approached it so well, along with many other issues in the black community, that the show is legendary for it.Dislike this so much, and no matter how successful or rich we become, Black people have to give into the whims of people who can ruin them. Look at Black Wall Street, or Oprah. She was accused of prostitution in a European country. Walking into an exclusive store, she was told they didn't serve people like her, and called a prostitute. She threw down her black card, an exclusive credit card for only the most powerful people, and racists people here thought she was talking about reverse racism, not a credit card.
A successful Black man was arrested trying to enter his own mansion. Another was shot in the head sitting on the couch in his own home, because his neighbor was a cop and claimed she went in the wrong home.
During the Harlem Renaissance and rock music's heyday, Black performers still had to enter in the back of white establishments and and it was against the law to serve them. This isn't the win Armyyys think it is.
One of my students repeatedly apologizes for everything she does, even things that are non-issues. I keep telling her, "You don't have to apologize, you didn't do anything wrong". She's three years old, fyi. I don't think people realize how early in our lives racism affects us. It begins the moment we are born. Look at what the royal family said about Harry and Meghan's children. Look at the way that royal family and the media have treated Meghan. She married ROYALTY and she STILL suffered racism. FREAKING ROYALTY. It's like there's no escape no matter how successful you are.