STATEMENTS YOU THINK AREN'T RACIST, BUT ARE!

Racism isn't just offensive - its a weapon that has been used to colonize, exploit and suppress Black people for centuries.

@BlackFactsMatter, a TikTok creator, highlighted 10 ignorant comments white people tend to make that are rooted in racism and directed at Black people. At first glance, they may seem like minor microaggressions - annoying, but harmless. But when we zoom out, these statements are part of a broader structure that normalizes white supremacy, making it easier to justify the violent policies that keep Black nations impoverished and under Western control.

Race science, once used to justify Africa’s conquest, now thrives in Western media and economic policies. Calling out racist statements won’t end white supremacy, but it exposes how it operates daily, challenging white people to see how even subtle actions uphold a system of oppression that spans from casual bias to geopolitical violence.

So, rather than encouraging Black people to seek acceptance within an imperialist white-supremacist system, we pick up on a different lesson: Alerting the white community on how racism continues to fuel the a centuries-old machinery of oppression.

Listen in, and feel free to comment.

Video credit: @BlackFactsMatter (TikTok)

Sources

https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Eugenics-and-Scientific-Racism

https://x.com/african_stream/status/1894110139709624518

https://www.blackagendareport.com/obama_brought_slavery_to_libya