While our very own Michael Harriot took the time to express his gratitude to white America for being so kind as to end the barbaric institution known as slavery, Rev. Dr. Bernice KingโCEO of Atlantaโs King Center for Nonviolent Social Changeโopted for a different route.
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Iโll allow Michael to explain:
๏ปฟOn Tuesday, political commentator etiquette instructor Kate Pavlich, who fills Fox Newsโ mandatory blonde position on Outnumbered, appeared on the Trump Support Network to remind viewers that negroes have never formally thanked this country for ending slavery. Gurgling a mixture of privilege-flavored white tears, Pavlichโs voice quivered with ignorance as she chastised people who blame America for slavery.
โThey keep blaming America for the sin of slavery but the truth is, throughout human history, slavery has existed,โ Pavlich explained, using the most-used entry from the Official Manual of White Excuses. โAnd America came along as the first country to end it within 150 years. And we get no credit for trying to move forward and trying to make good on that.โ
And before you pick your jaw up from the floor and ask โDid she really say that shit?โ Yes, she really did. Which prompted the 55-year-old minister to remove her earrings and mosey on down to Twitter to offer a rebuttal.
โAmerica doesnโt deserve credit for โending slaveryโ,โ she began. โWhat America ended (on paper) reflects an ideology and a quest for power at the expense of humanity that are still prevalent in the policies, spirit and mores of this nation.โ
โAlso, a nation gets no credit for โendingโ a violent atrocity that it allowed and cultivated on its soil and in other nations,โ she continued in a subsequent tweet.
Then as white tears descended from the sky, and Twitter user @tinagolden71165 fought through violent sobs to reply with, โIf you truly believe this, you will never help bring our county together,โ Bernice had something for that ass too.
โLying about and denying the history of this nation and the influence slavery still has on us today wonโt bring us together,โ Bernice, ever the diplomat, countered. โTruth must precede and accompany reconciliation. Truth: People who point out racism and its dangers arenโt dividing us. Racism is. Itโs killing people, too.โ
So sorry, white America. Donโt expect us to thank yaโll for shit.
Our Queen has spoken.
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