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Tomi Lahren: 'Blaming White People Might Make You Racist'

The Blaze's Tomi Lahren, America's white, conservative, opinion-filled sweetheart, decided to share her thoughts.

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Tomi Lahren: 'Blaming White People Might Make You Racist'
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The Blaze's Tomi Lahren, America's white, conservative, opinion-filled sweetheart, decided she would share her final thoughts on the recent act of Colin Kaepernick. The 49ers quarterback refused to stand during the National Anthem as a protest against racial oppression. When later interviewed about it, he said, "I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed...If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right." Tomi decided that this was absolutely unacceptable and proceeded to "shred" Kaepernick for the whole country to see.

Let's discuss a couple of ways in which Tomi responded. First, the passive aggressive, sarcasm-lined tone of voice she used when stating things such as, "He will not stand to show pride in a flag or a country that oppresses black people," and, "After all, according to Kaepernick, there are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder." Second, the very grave and condescending tone of voice that she took on when saying, "Colin, how dare you sit there and blame white people for the problems of minority communities. After all, aren't you half white," "Please tell me how you're oppressed," and, "When will those in black communities take a step back and take some responsi-damn-bility for the problems of black communities, because it seems to me blaming white people for all of your problems might make you the racist."

Apparently, I missed the point at which minorities became the cause of their own oppression. I suppose while I had my head in the clouds I also neglected to realize that reverse racism is a completely valid concept. I'll throw in the fact that just because someone is only half of a minority, the colored side of them doesn't really count. Therefore, they can't speak out against racial oppression either.

How would you know a single thing about this man's oppression and what would make you feel so entitled as to assume he has never experienced any? What gives you the right to slander his birth parents and claim that he can't stick up for a half of his ancestry? Please tell me also, Tomi, why it's so horrific for whites to speak out against racism? Maybe you should take a look in your fourth grade history book at the topic of slavery and perhaps the Civil Rights Movement since you are so obviously blind to the world beyond your pampered, privileged opinions.

Our flag represents a country in which people like you abuse their right to freedom of speech. It is because of this misuse that we must continue to witness wrongdoings towards people of color. We have so much freedom in this country; we live the supposed "American dream." Despite the great opportunities and progression we have been graced with, we still do not know how to respect this great freedom that we have been given. We continually accept the indecency of human nature and therefore lose reason to celebrate our flag and the values that our country was meant to uphold.

It's time to wake up and smell the pot of prejudice and supremacy that you have been helping brew every morning, Tomi. You are the problem that Kaepernick is speaking out against. You are the textbook definition of white privilege. If you were listed in the Webster, words such as ignorant, inhumane, uncompassionate, and toxic would be printed directly below. You continue to make me livid with your words of supremacist destruction.

I am so sorry that someone in your life never educated you on the values of compassion and acceptance. I can't imagine what it's like to have a reputation built on hate and intolerance, but I hope that one day you'll be able to turn over a new leaf. Maybe at some point you'll be able to see the world for what it really is and won't parade around making absurd, incorrect, invalid notions about the social issues of the world.

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