To walk into a room, a space, and find yourself being examined
Every detail of your countenance being microscopically observed
Studied, picked apart and concluded on-
A black person disallowed from individuality & personhood.
Every detail of your countenance being microscopically observed
Studied, picked apart and concluded on-
A black person disallowed from individuality & personhood.
The laughing group of black people in a public space- the stares,
The murmurs, the sighs- the disapproval of black joy
How dare they make noise?
How dare they be loud?
The censorship of black hair, black attitude, black perspective, black ingenuity-
BLACK BODIES
We can find ourselves policed everywhere for not following guidelines that were never truly handed to us on a personal level- a broad stroke of social rules to follow.
We must remember that when we empower ourselves, as a race of people, we must not forget to grant each other personhood- a leave from this job we are tasked with in our day to day.
See each other not through their eyes but our own- see the individual and FORCE others to see the individual as well.
For we will never be free of this role until we are all granted the gift of self.
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ReplyDeleteGreat analysis! I hadn't thought about the symbolism in that scene — do you think it was intentional or just fan theory?
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