>you/they don't see us as equals that can be bothered by the exact same things that other Americans can be bothered by: being told what to think To switch thin

>you/they don't see us as equals that can be bothered by the exact same things that other Americans can be bothered by: being told what to think To switch things around for perspective: "There's nothing wrong with being white and you should be proud of your race." Yep, if a black person told me this it would be patronizing, and if a white person told me this I'd assume they're racist. Swap white for black in my quote, and it's what the white community in the US is effectively telling the black community, if not in such obvious terms. It's precisely because of systematic racism that we white people get to share our "sage advice" on how to combat racism, while being almost totally ignorant on the subject. It's proof of privilege and hideously condescending.