From Warriors to Wusses: The Amazing Code-Switching Abilities of White Grown Ass Men with Guns When in the Presence of Black and Brown Children

From Warriors to Wusses: The Amazing Code-Switching Abilities of White Grown Ass Men with Guns When in the Presence of Black and Brown Children
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Unidentified off-duty police officer firing a shot inches away from high school students.

Unidentified off-duty police officer firing a shot inches away from high school students.

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It was all too eerily familiar. Days before the anniversary of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Christian Dorscht, a young boy of color wearing what seemed to be a black hoodie was approached by an unhinged White-skinned Grown Ass Man thrice his size, a White-skinned Grown Ass Man who eventually fired a shot, in what I suspect he has claimed to have been an act of self defense. Some details differ, such as the location being on the opposite coast of the United States, the group of friends who all bore witness, the time of day, Christian Dorscht’s ethnicity, and thankfully, the fact that he is alive, albeit traumatized, however, the fact remains that he could’ve been the West Coast Latino version of Trayvon. And considering the fact that Dorscht was charged, even with video footage of the White-skinned Grown Ass Man endangering the lives of children, I’m going to go out on a ledge and assume that he could’ve been killed without any real consequences for the perpetrator.

And of course we know why. It’s the same reason that George Zimmerman’s pathetic existence still walks around freely: Black and brown boys—and girls for that matter—somehow magically morph when in the presence of White-skinned Grown Ass Men with guns into ferocious, bloodsucking monsters.

It’s the most ironic thing in this hetero-patriarchal world, to be able to be both, holder of power, one rewarded for possessing masculine traits, who considers himself socially dominant over all other groups, while at the same time, a lily livered, yellow bellied namby pamby when around children of color. It baffles one’s mind how these two realities can co-exist in one White-skinned Grown Ass Man body. I mean, this is the same world that tells a man to not be afraid of an able-bodied, grown ass woman, no matter how big or strong she may be. And this is the same world that would laugh a Grown Ass Man of any shade out of the precinct’s doors if he were to ever accuse a woman of domestic violence, even if he had the bruises to prove it. But somehow, White-skinned Grown Ass Men, are not afraid to relinquish the power they embody in the face of children that have yet to even finish growing.

So how, how does the White-skinned Grown Ass Man make this startling transformation in a matter of seconds for all the world to see? As you may have guessed, such a feat cannot be completed all on one’s own. First, like all magic, they need people to believe in order to make it real. Whenever it is to their benefit to lose their power, they call upon their White-skinned Grown Ass Men friends in high places to believe in their lack of power. Together, they begin speaking in White-skinned Grown Ass Men coded language, putting spells over those easily manipulated, spreading their coded language far and wide, in newspapers, television and social media. Soon, nouns like ‘child’ become ‘thug,’ and verbs like “defended” become “attacked,” and before you know it, voila: instant transformation, and transference of power. The squeaky sounding boy whose voice has yet to drop miraculously becomes the boogie monster, and the once almighty, powerful White-skinned Grown Ass Man becomes prey, only temporarily though. His powers and strength return soon after any charges or calls for indictment against him are dropped. Then, he can continue on in the world, conquering, winning and being the apex predator that he is…until next time.

Okay, so that was clearly satirical, and I’m sending apologies in advance to some of you white-skinned grown ass men who aren’t monsters, but seriously, can you come get your people? They outchea looking cray-cray. I mean, how many times does it have to be, and how many of our CHILDREN have to be shot or shot at, as if I give any dambs that the bullet didn’t actually puncture Christian Dorscht’s prepubescent scrawny frame, for white people, ALL of them, to realize that weaponless children are no match for a Grown Ass Man?

Trayvon weighed 158 pounds while Zimmerman could’ve smothered him with his weight alone but wouldn’t have needed to because he had a gun! I don’t care if Trayvon owned a pair of gold grills or had two tattoos or took a picture with his middle finger in the air! He was a child, not a thug. At a couple of years shy of thirty, Darren Wilson was out of his damned mind to have compared himself to a five year old and Mike Brown, a local college bound teen, to the likes of Hulk Hogan. To make matters worse, he was protected within the confines of a police car and as with every case we have seen thus far, armed with a gun. That said, I give zero fucks whether or not Mike Brown had just stolen some damn cigars from the corner store. And poor baby-faced Tamir Rice was just a typical twelve year old sitting on the swings in a playground. No, Tamir was not a grown ass man, he was killed by one. I could care less about a fake gun because little white kids hunt with real ones and still wouldn’t be gunned down, even if one of them aimed the barrel directly to an officer’s skull. So you can miss me with that, “Christian Dorscht has a potty mouth and walked on someone’s grass” mess right now. That in no way constitutes a reason to be touched, grabbed, dragged and most definitely does not justify shots fired. So before y’all start snooping through his Snaps, school records, or whatever, remember this: our children will always be children and White-Skinned Grown Ass Men who shoot at them will always be the monsters.

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