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@Okanogen @gleick

When people say "People of color," I ask "What color? Is it Black?" Because it's different.

Beaten for not being white? No. I won my street fights with racists. Boston. Unless you count being roughed up by racist cops? Then yes, I've been beaten. I don't fight cops.

I've never been homeless. I've never been to prison or jail. And I don't intend to.

Death threats? Yes. Lots. None in 2025 so far, but the year is young. I'm a vocal Black dude online. And I lived in Texas. I've shared stories on here about rural Texas sundown towns before.

I am in the squarest, nerdiest wealthiest, cohort of Black people in this country, and this is still my experience. In large part because of laws that Biden put in place. So a big part of my life's mission is ending the racism that I've experienced, and that killed and incarcerated my friends, and people that I don't know.

If you are comfortable accepting less for yourself, then that's great! I'm happy for you.👍🏿

But I don't accept racism from people that I vote for. And neither do a lot of Black men. And I don't pretend that the reason Black people didn't turn out for Biden is because we didn't understand how good he was for the economy.