Stay at home

There you go again...injecting race into your feeble argument.

Drama Mama.

I'm not injecting it, you're ignoring it.

pffft
When all you people ever do is INJECT race into everyfriggin'thing, people tend to ignore you when you scream RACIST or RACISM.

It's kind of like the boy who cried "WOLF", boy.

Nobody is screaming anything, claiming that something isn't the case just because it doesn't affect you, doesn't make it cease to exist.

It's pretty ignorant and naive to pretend racism doesn't still have an impact in a country built with the labor of those deemed less than human because of the color of their skin.

The people that profited from that labor and are in better positions now because of the benefit passed down through the generations don't get to decide if racism is still a problem.

That's as ridiculous as someone telling you that it's raining and you arguing that it isn't because you are dry under the umbrella that's been passed down to you through the generations of your family.

The only reason that that person isn't getting wet is because their umbrella was stolen, how long ago it was stolen and how light the rain is in comparison now does not mean that they are not still getting wet!

Maybe instead of standing under your umbrella screaming that it's actually a lovely day, or feeling guilty about having an umbrella, you could offer people shelter when given the opportunity?

I hope you understand this.

I hope you understand that the umbrellas only exist so there was something to remove from people, so that white people could profit from the labor of poc without guilt.

The most useful thing any white person can do is to acknowledge the history of racism, be aware of their own behavior and become an ally.

Not wanting to do this suggests that either your ignorance or guilt makes it more comfortable to pretend that racism doesn't exist.

Yes...everyday, in the media & in "social media", someone is screaming "racist" about whatever topic is at hand...the climate is racist, the stock market is racist, voting is racist, math is racist, the virus is racist, ...you name it, it's racist. Now, even going to work is called RACIST.
Enough!

No one is forcing anyone to do anything. If you don't want to cut hair, cut grass, cut nails, or cut avacados, then don't.
If you don't want to clean houses, wait tables, or make beds, then don't.

You act if it's only "Whitey" employing those people. News Flash: Other races also employ and utilize those vocations.
It's pretty RACIST of you to imply otherwise.

BTW...a lot of those that you are so concerned about have come here to this country voluntarily, and have seeked those jobs you have so ineloquently demeaned.
Furthermore, a lot of those same people came here ILLEGALLY and honestly, I am not concerned about them having jobs, I am only concerned about them going back to wherever they came from.
The ones who came here legally and became good citizens, like my parents did, they are welcome with open arms. And you know something....they WANT TO WORK.

Now, don't you feel just a little silly?

No, I don't feel silly at all.

I also didn't demean those jobs, they have just as much value as any other job, work is work.

It's ridiculous for people to yell about not being allowed to go back to work if what they are actually angry about is other people not risking their health for their benefit.

Those signs don't say "let me go to work", they say "I want a haircut" and "massage is essential", what privileged bs.

It clearly isn't about freedom or income for them, it's about what they want from other people regardless of what it costs those people.

You succeeded in deflecting from my original pushback ...and that was your injecting race into the equation. You do realize that there are " people of color" also holding signs and also protesting the stay at home orders, yet, you conveniently leave those out of your montage. It is a well-used propaganda tactic and we see through it.

The way I and many others see it, the title of your meme is the problem...it has been proven that is a false premise for most of the country. Most of the country is doing fine. The death rate is somewhere around .0012 per cent of the population. In congested cities, it might make sense. The great majority of America doesn't live in those few cities.
Those protestors weren't protesting the people not working, they were protesting the governments Stay Home "order". And if you can't see that...well that makes you a fool.

I didn't leave them out of the montage, I didn't make it.

'Those protestors weren't protesting the people not working, they were protesting the governments Stay Home "order". And if you can't see that...well that makes you a fool.'

They are demanding haircuts, the people they want haircuts from are at home for their own safety.
Regardless of what the death rate is, there still is one.
It's not the flu, it's a new virus and the longterm effects are not known yet.
It's still a risk.

So is taking a shower. Statistically, you stand a better chance of slipping in the shower and killing or injuring yourself than getting killed or seriously sick from the Chinese Wuhan Flu.

'yeeeeaaaahh... I'm done with you. You still are deflecting from the crux of the memes' main point and that is the race-baiting references to white people. You are condoning racism if you subscribe to it.'

Likewise.
Race-baiting white people?

a) I'm white
b) reverse racism isn't a thing
c) again, race-baiting white people?

The questions were rhetorical.

Nobody is specifically asking anyone else to take a shower.
Taking a shower is a personal choice.

The people protesting are requesting the services of other people.

yeeeeaaaahh... I'm done with you. You still are deflecting from the crux of the memes' main point and that is the race-baiting references to white people. You are condoning racism if you subscribe to it.

My last comment was addressing the risks of both. You keep twisting and spinning and I am done with you.

Furthermore, I take exception to "The most useful thing any white person can do is to acknowledge the history of racism, be aware of their own behavior and become an ally."
Utter poppycock...
We, as a society, have acknowledged the history of race, race relations, and racism...so much so that we elected a black person President. And that President and his administration did everything they could to divide us along racial, economic, and social lines.

Don't you dare try to lecture me on racism...you and your attitudes are far more racist than I or any of the people I know have ever or will ever be.