🦋 Tasheda 🦋 :
This is such a narrow minded way of thinking because you seem to think minorities don’t have a voice or any power. News flash—we do.
I appreciate that you want to use your voice, but I’d encourage you to be more mindful about speaking for entire communities. We are not a monolith, and many of us don’t share your perspective.
People of every race are murdered in this country—not just Black Americans. And historically, lynching didn’t only happen to Black Americans. Latinos, Native Americans, Chinese immigrants, and poor White Americans were also victims.
As a brown-skinned Latina, no one has ever treated me as though I was less than because of my ethnicity. Neither I nor my family has ever been automatically viewed as criminals or as people intending to harm others. I have a voice, and I’ve had the privilege of using it. I’ve spoken with U. S. and Texas state legislators and Governor Abbott and have passed bills into law, and I’ve been in rooms where people listened to what I had to say.
I also have a wonderful relationship with law enforcement. My family has served in state and federal law enforcement, the military, city government, the judiciary, and the legal profession. Access, opportunity, relationships, and influence are forms of privilege too. Is this the sort of privilege you have?
There are privileged and successful people of every race, including Black and Latino Americans. Reducing privilege solely to skin color ignores the complexity of people’s experiences. The issues you’re talking about are broader than race alone—they affect people from every background.
2026-07-10 21:17:27