Here is why we can’t have nice things as a country. Last Thursday, seniors from Santa Fe High School were invited to Game 5 of the Rockets Western Conference Finals, along with first responders to the deadly shooting that had occurred there a week earlier.
According to Houston station KHOU:
Before the game, the team held a moment of silence to honor the victims of the school shooting.
The NBA shared a picture of students holding hands during that moment on its Twitter page.
The picture is shown at the top of this page.
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The following day, someone who goes by Twitter handle JARBAS retweeted the photo along with a question that reveals he is either thinking way too much or not nearly enough:
But why is Nobody holding the black girls hand…. https://t.co/zfmhvqY3sw
— IG : Jarbas_Faria???????? (@jarbasfaria) May 25, 2018
The day after that, his question was answered, and then some:
The “black girl” is my daughter. It’s people like you that keep the race crap stirred up. You just look for ways to make things about race. These girls are her friends. You have no idea what you are talking about so you just need to shut up.
— Lyndarjan (@Lyndarjan1) May 26, 2018
In a sane world, that would have been the end of it. The questioner, duly chastened would have either slunk off with his tail between his legs or come away from a wiser man. We do not live in a sane world. Here’s what followed:
If they are her friends why they not holding her hands?
— IG: Summerofdresses (@PoLitaKaLLisa) May 27, 2018
my daughter didn’t want to cry before she had to sing and holding hands would have caused her to start crying that’s the story nothing about race.
— Lyndarjan (@Lyndarjan1) May 27, 2018
Do you even have proof she’s your daughter?
— smh (@Paynereos) May 27, 2018
I have a birth certificate which you will not be seeing. This is us at senior parent night for band. pic.twitter.com/LQA4D83nxq
— Lyndarjan (@Lyndarjan1) May 27, 2018
I wonder how you explain racism to her in all your privilege ????
— AudioDopene$$ (@OxygenPernell) May 27, 2018
I let her read these post. Y’all are doing a damn good job.
— Lyndarjan (@Lyndarjan1) May 27, 2018
Lest you thought school was finally out after Lyndarjan’s last post, think again:
Seriously? Not everything has to be about race…. maybe she didn’t want to hold anyone’s hand… unless you were there don’t speak on the situation? You guys reach so much to make everything about race… chill
— daynarra (@idaydayyy) May 25, 2018
We can tell who you voted for Susan
— Stephan???????? (@Stephan_HJ) May 25, 2018
I actually didn’t but again thanks for assuming things
— daynarra (@idaydayyy) May 26, 2018
Why is it necessary to turn to insulting someone when you don’t agree with what they have to say? Must be a miserable way to live! Enjoy yourself!
— daynarra (@idaydayyy) May 26, 2018
Why did u take that as an insult tho
— Stephan (@Stephan_HJ) May 26, 2018
Because it’s an insult
— (@OnyxGarcia) May 26, 2018
How is the truth an insult? Just curious
— KJ (@ImOnlyKJ) May 26, 2018
Notice by this point we’re way off the subject of the original post. The original interlocutors are no longer participating in the thread.
This is what we have devolved into as a people.