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“The truth: Many well-intentioned white people I know lose their minds when they hear about their “white privilege.” It’s not that we haven’t acknowledged our ancestors’ original sin — the dehumanization of a people, manifested in tragically being able to call another human being “property.” We have.

“But fully accepting that the color of our skin benefits us today is often too much to unpack.

“When we hear, “Check your privilege,” we feel ostracized from the people we thought shared the common purpose of equality with us. Further, if we are directly confronting racism in our online and physical worlds, we don’t want to hear, “Thanks, but there is no extra credit for doing what is right.”

These people just lost everything and YOUR president just called them “lazy”??? Called San Juan’s mayor “nasty” because she’s doing her JOB???!!

THIS is who you elected president???!! #StupidAmericans

It’s real out here. This is NOT a game.

THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL OUR BLACK FRIENDS PLANNING ANY PROTESTS IN THE FUTURE:

This is NOT a real apology.

“It was a mistake to share this message on Facebook and I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended,” she wrote. “I will continue my focus on unity at the Michigan State Police and in communities across Michigan.”

“These are the types of unseen, yet always present battles that athletes, coaches, fans and people of color have to face that those not of this demographic can’t truly understand. In the back of our minds always sits the notion that we are always one mistake away from being disrespected and degraded with racist and derogatory hatred. And it’s nothing new.

"But this is exactly why Kap took a knee last year. It wasn’t directed towards the flag or the anthem. No. Please stop using that excuse as a way to hide your discomfort with the honest truth that racism and violence against people of color exists at all levels.”