My people, welcome to Ransom Randomness. I'm Luffy and this is my show where I talk about what I'm

loving, feeling good about what I'm side-eye and having great conversations with great people.

Shout out to the team at Chicago Recording Company for helping me bring forth the radio voice,

even if I'm not back in the studio. This episode is going to be all rant. When the world went

into a cosmic timeout during the pandemic, every system started breaking all at once.

The healthcare system, schools, and as we've seen this past few weeks, the racism that this country

has been built on. When Amy Cooper weaponized her phone in Central Park, one of my old blog posts

about the weary weaponizing of white women tears started getting shared all over social media.

I hadn't even seen the news yet and I knew something was going on. Then as white people all over

this country are being awakened to their privilege and fragility, they're still tears galore.

So in this episode, let's talk about it. Picture it. A white woman feels challenged or uncomfortable

about something a black person said or did. Instead of using her words, she cries.

Instantly, no matter what the initial catalyst of the situation is, she ends up being a piece,

pacified, and pampered. Lord knows we've all seen virtual white women tears shut down conversation

even if she was the instigator of conflict. The other person, they end up being scolded or fired

or arrested or sometimes even killed. When lorlai cries, heads roll. Isn't it the story of

countless black folks who have to work with white women who don't know how to get anything

but positive feedback? Isn't it the story of white two black men got arrested simply for

standing in Starbucks? Isn't it the story of Emmett Till? White women tears are especially

potent and extra salty because they're attached to the symbol of femininity. These tears are

pouring out from the eyes of the one chosen to be the prototype of womanhood. The woman who has

been painted as helpless against the whims of the world. The one who gets the most protection in a

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