Tbh, being Black in America is exhausting. I can't read the original post because its' been deleted from reddit, but if I could recoup all the time I used to sp

Tbh, being Black in America is exhausting. I can't read the original post because its' been deleted from reddit, but if I could recoup all the time I used to spend "preparing" to go on errands or to work etc it would probably add upto several years. I used to plan out my "missions" outside my house like they were military missions. Who was I going to see..who would see me, do I have too many pockets on my clothing, is my outfit too ethnic and on and on and on. The goal was minimize friction and make sure I had no encounters whatsoever. I wanted as sure as I possibly could that I couldn't be accused of shoplifting, stopped because my pants/outfit wasn't "appropriate" and on and on. It is draining to the soul to have to think about it every single minute, but the one minute you don't and you run into someone like that cop who tasered a pregnant woman until her baby died..... you are dead. And yes I considered moving to France when I graduated high school, but I worried myself out it and I regret it each. and. every. day.