TikToker Says ‘White People Have Always Prioritized Pets Over Black People’

TIKTOKER White people have ░░░░░░░░ prioritized pets over black ░░░░░░░░ Not as a joke ░░░░░░░░ policy as culture as ░░░░░░░░ You ever seen a ░░░░░░░░ woman weep for a ░░░░░░░░ dog but not blink ░░░░░░░░ a black child shot ░░░░░░░░ the back That s ░░░░░░░░ a quirk That s ░░░░░░░░ memory at work That ░░░░░░░░ whiteness distributing empathy based ░░░░░░░░ control They loved the ░░░░░░░░ because it obeyed Because ░░░░░░░░ didn t talk back ░░░░░░░░ it couldn t remind ░░░░░░░░ of the horror behind ░░░░░░░░ house But black people ░░░░░░░░ people were never allowed ░░░░░░░░ be innocent They were ░░░░░░░░ Then threat And the ░░░░░░░░ got more compassion than ░░░░░░░░ enslaved Dogs got names ░░░░░░░░ paintings Black people got ░░░░░░░░ chains and unmarked soil ░░░░░░░░ feelings will organize a ░░░░░░░░ for a dolphin but ░░░░░░░░ silent during genocide When ░░░░░░░░ Cooper clutched her dog ░░░░░░░░ called the cops on ░░░░░░░░ black man that wasn ░░░░░░░░ a mistake that was ░░░░░░░░ ritual The pet in ░░░░░░░░ hand the cop on ░░░░░░░░ line that s the ░░░░░░░░ That s whiteness in ░░░░░░░░ performance Protect the pet ░░░░░░░░ black people It s ░░░░░░░░ about loving animals It ░░░░░░░░ about refusing to love ░░░░░░░░ they can t control ░░░░░░░░ pet becomes sacred The ░░░░░░░░ body becomes target That ░░░░░░░░ not empathy that s ░░░░░░░░ We remember what they ░░░░░░░░ And we re not ░░░░░░░░ for tears we re ░░░░░░░░ to haunt Follow for ░░░░░░░░