Why We Can’t Just ‘Chill Out’ About Racism

March 23, 2015 / Alli

You’re not imagining it. When people suggest that racism is over, they’re ignoring a lot of undeniable truths.

Here’s a comic that brings reality back into the conversation about race.

With Love,
The Editors at Everyday Feminism

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(Two white people are standing in front of a crowd of various races, though primarily consisting of Black people. Both of the white people are wearing clothes and accessories that are culturally appropriative, specifically of Native American cultures. The crowd of people to the right are holding signs and wearing shirts that say “I can’t breathe – RIP Eric Garner,” “#BlackLivesMatter,” “Asians 4 Black Lives,” and “Hands Up Don’t Shoot.”)

Person 1: What’s your deal? I don’t see race, just people. Chill!

Person 2: Don’t you know that racism is over? You’re just manufacturing outrage over imaginary offenses.

Person 3: (speaking in front of the crowd) No. I’m not imagining the Wage Gap, the Employment Gap, the Graduation Gap, or the Arrest Gap. I understand race and racism clearly, and I wish you would try to understand as well.

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Alli was a Contributing Comic Artist for Everyday Feminism from 2015 to 2017. They are the creator of the webcomic PunkPuns and the vocalist of the L.A. queer feminist punk band P.I.T. Alli has a degree in English Literature, which is cheerfully wasted in pop literary criticism discourse on Tumblr.