In reply to Candace.

Understand that all black people have not experienced anti-black oppression in the same way and in the same magnitude. That is an undeniable fact. And it's one that you are just going to have to deal with. The Black experience cannot be reduced to an all-encompassing definition that serves the needs of all black people. It's the very problem with the slogan, "All Lives Matter". The other day, I had a conversation about Colorism. The argument was made that dark-skinned black women have a different struggle than light skinned black women, and non-black women of color in general, are given preference over black women. That being for example, Mixed and biracial girls and Latinas. A light skinned Latina, goes, "Well, we're all women of color, and we all face discrimination on the grounds of our race, so black women need to stop dividing us so we can come together", completely ignoring the real life ramifications of Colorism and refusing to acknowledge the bias against dark skin. If black women were to allow light-skinned women of color, to high jack the movement, their needs would be left in the dust, as usual. In the same manner, please excuse black Americans for not wanting to merge their cause with that of foreign blacks, diminishing their struggle to be inclusive for the sake of, "not dividing us". And look at Candace's comment. Pat points out that black people oversees cannot testify to the history of slavery and AA culture and history, and Candace goes, All black people experience discrimination. How is that relevant? If you think that discrimination is the extent of the African- American plight, then you don't get it. This is simply "All Lives Matter" in another form and you just did the same thing, along with the Latina that doesn't want to recognize that she cannot identify with the struggle of dark skinned women of color.
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Sidenote: Personally, I don't see too many African-Americans concerning themselves with the affairs of foreign black people and other people of color and I think that a lot of them resent that. That's not our job. It's kind of like, MIA blasting the BLM movement for not extending its mission to POC oversees. It's almost as if, black Americans are somehow held responsible for taking care of everyone else. It is not our job, to streamline your movements. Please Excuse African-Americans for prioritizing African-American issues.