Really? Really? Come on man...

To the person that felt the need to use my birthday wish as your forum to dispute the hatred and racism I personally and physically experience. 

Thank you. 

Thank you of reminding me of my place. Thank you for reminding me why I work hard to transform hearts and minds with my words and my deeds. Thank you of reminding me that, despite how far we have come, the distance traveled isn't comparable to the distance we have to travel. Thank you for reminding me that empathy is an applied skill, and whereas I may try my best to apply it graciously and across the board, that people are allowed to apply it as they choose. Thank you for reminding me that even in the relatively safe of my friends, that the ability to go through my day, even merely reading my own FB wall, can't guarantee me the ability to have my experiences question. Thank you for reminding me that for every person that can empathize with the African American experience, there's three against it and six that don't act because they believe the three of you over us. 

Thank you for reminding me the struggle against White Supremacy is a 24-7 job, and you don't get your birthday off. 

Yours in Blackness,

Doug

Deez Nuts to you...