Link: How To Be A Victim

[sonia]

How To Be A Victim by Malaka Wilson-Greene aka Afrafemme, posted on Black Girl Dangerous.

As a black person, if someone kills you, you better had been a perfect student, or been nice to all your co-workers, and been obedient in every way possible, you had better not fought for your life, or stolen anything, or had children out of wedlock, or been on welfare, or been a gang member, or drug dealer. You had better not been wearing a hoodie, or Nikes, or baggy pants. If you can, please put on a suit before you get killed.

Comments

[sonia]

I'm not sure how to interpret your response. If I made a misstep, I need more detail to try to fix it.

I admire the ferocious grieving sarcasm of the piece.