Let’s talk about race! [ Again ]

Ugh not again.

I can practically hear them saying as they roll their eyes reading this headline.

I’m so tired of this race topic. Can’t we just move on already… I mean Apartheid has been over for like a really long time can’t they just let go already and move on. It’s just getting so old…

Yup, this kind of dialogue is just too fucking common around here. People are open about it, they don’t even realise that there is an issue.

Dove puts out an ad campaign and it’s offensive to a lot of people and there are some who roll their eyes because “oh not this thing again” but it’s SO easy to just dismiss this as an overreaction.

If you’re not affected by it.

If you’re in the privileged position to not be bothered by these “annoying race things” ugh because it’s sooo last season right?

EXCEPT it’s not.

For MANY MANY MANY people in this country and in this world, race and racism is still a huge part of every single day.

And you know what else? Non white people, people of colour, black people, mixed race people, people who don’t get classified as NORMAL on a day-to-day basis, people who get listed as AFRICAN AMERICAN because the standard, white, is AMERICAN… people who spend every single day of their lives dealing with this shit are tired.

We are tired of hearing that there needed to be a more diverse team at the DOVE head office because THEN this wouldn’t have happened.

No, how about we ALL know that this shit is racist and offensive without having to be told? Is that too much to ask? That people use their own common sense??

Do we really need to have lessons on how to NOT offend people who aren’t “NORMAL” skin coloured?

Yeah I’m tired.

I’m fucking exhausted to be honest.

I’m tired of having to EXPLAIN racism and why shit is offensive.

I’m tired of listening to people whining about how hard it is for them to have to watch their p’s and q’s because heaven forbid they have to spend one minute being politically correct. Cause it’s hard right, to not be a dick?

Now imagine how much harder it is to constantly have to be on the receiving end of being less than, not good enough, not normal etc…

If you didn’t find the advert offensive then that’s cool – but please don’t roll your eyes because someone else gets offended. Just because you don’t agree, doesn’t mean that person is wrong and that their feelings aren’t valid!

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