Once again, we needn’t look any further than the news for why being Black in America is clearly a life-threatening condition. But, honestly, we knew that long before Ahmaud Arbery, Christian Cooper and George Floyd — it’s just that, for some reason, people only pay attention when the brutality and privilege is staring them right in the face.
Then again, not everyone appears to be getting the message:
The viral video of a racist woman harassing a black man has a clear cut villain and victim, yet of course, people are turning their attention to….the doghttps://t.co/37kwW0K7Ro
— MEL Magazine (@WeAreMel) May 27, 2020
Just another dark day in America.
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Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross is MEL’s senior editor for social media and content marketing. His daily ICYMI column, which chronicles all things meta on the site, is the quickest way to catch up on MEL, and the funniest thing you’ll read all day. Follow him on Twitter.
