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below is an excerpt from a conversation
I pray what I say would be received with understanding and love. I want to open up with saying, before I am an American-born woman of color, I am a woman that Jesus went to the Cross for. I am a Christian and my identity is rooted in that. When I say that, I insinuate that it does not align biblically to live life as a victim. It does not align biblically to submit to anyone/anything/system that tells me that no matter what I do or because of who I am, I will never amount to anything. That is exactly what the liberal/democrat mindset is: ‘You are black, so you will always be a target, you will never be successful, you are victim, and basically all white people are evil.’
A point to acknowledge is that the truth is the truth no matter who states it. In the clip that you replied to for example (and in almost every debate) Charlie is saying, “Black people are capable and anyone telling them that they are not capable of succeeding in life are evil” But my first concern from your message, is that he is reduced to skin color. “He is white” as if that says everything you need to know about him. If someone only judged you because you are black, does that say EVERYTHING they need to know about you? (Example: It does not matter that she is a talented writer, she’s black! It doesn’t matter that she’s a great person, she’s black.) Are you like every single black person in this country? I NEVER want to be grouped in any category honestly. Not by my age, not by my race, not by my demographic, but by the content of my character and what I believe.
I do not find it offensive, because he isn’t insulting, he’s speaking truth. In general, it is uncomfortable to be called out for something. I’ll be the first person to admit I don’t like to be told about myself. I can understand why it’s uncomfortable for someone outside of the race to look in, observe, and state facts.
But I have questions too. Why does the black community find comfort in being less than? Why do we find it more believable for a white person to say a black person ain’t jack and that they will never amount to anything as opposed to saying, “You are a fully capable human being and you have all the potential to achieve anything you want if you put your mind to it!” Why is it condescending to be told we are not slaves. If a black man was saying what was being said in that video, this truth probably still wouldn’t be accepted either. I’ve been told that I’m brainwashed for believing I am free in this country. If this was a black man stating these facts would it be more receptive? There are plenty of black conservatives that have stated these exact facts and are told they are white washed.
Saying that he is a white man speaking on black issues, is putting him on a pedestal that he spoke highly against. Charlie’s message is of patriotism. American to American. Speaking to the country as a whole. Him as an American, sees an issue within the American population… why would he not do something about it? Silence helps evil win and on Charlie’s watch, that was not going to happen. Why would we draw the line to our own comrade to “we do not look like each other, though we are of the same soil, your problems are your own?” That cancels out the purpose of humanity.
I mean this from a kind place when I say, it’s very detrimental to have a mentality that because someone, anyone, does not look like you, they should not speak about an issue. Charlie didn’t speak to insult, he presented facts, regardless of his race. When the entering mentality is “this person isn’t black, so he shouldn’t speak on….” I think it’s so easy to close our mind and understanding to anything that comes out of his mouth, regardless if it’s true. That’s ignorance and it has plagued the black community. Imagine if a white person said to a black person, “you do not qualify to speak on finances because your community as a whole doesn’t have it going on like that” or “who are you to speak on marriage when the majority of your race doesn’t get married?” How do you do it with your white coworkers? I’m going to safely assume you have white co workers. What draws the line for you what they can and cannot contribute to, just based off their whiteness?
Have you watched Charlie defending black people to white liberals? The white folks that say black people will never have opportunity in this country? I think it’s such a disservice to our testimony to live life as a victim and categorically what people think of us. There are literally black managers, black business owners, black CEOS, black homeowners, black doctors, you name it! Charlie is literally saying, you deserve better. You are not a victim. You are not a slave. Stop accepting that narrative. Imagine there being issues in the black community, white people seeing it, and didn’t say anything or ‘step in’ to help and challenge that demonic narrative. Damned if they do, damned if they don’t.
This young man probably did feel stupid, maybe, not because he was being insulted. But because he was being presented with facts, that any other race, even his own, could have given him. The facts that were being presented to him knocked down his narrative that were fed to him/passed down. To be honest, it would be extremely rare to find a conservative person of color that thinks what Charlie has said was offensive, condescending or cruel. I can assure you Charlie did not take delight in making people feel stupid, he said himself his mission was to bring truth (the truth can be offensive when it goes against our comfort zone.) He also said “We heal our divides by talking to people we disagree with...You heal the country when you allow disagreement.”
Who does the Cross say I am? Why would we accept anything that doesn’t align with the Gospel? Why would we minimize what Jesus did on the Cross for things of this world? Where do we draw the line? This narrative does not align with the Gospel itself!
If there was a sassy-baby step that could be taken, let it be “this is a great country, because I’m in it.” We are women of color, that can do anything anyone else can do, and if that is unbelievable, please take another look at the Cross.
Some questions that can be asked are:
If you’re up to it, I can send you full clips.
So as someone that followed Charlie, I liked him for his truth. Because he didn’t sugar coat. Why would I, a Christian woman, a woman of color, listen closely to someone that hates me?
P.S You know why this is offensive? Because it’s true and we’re better than that.