I feel like there's a big disconnect and lack of understanding among some of my fellow nonblack artists here and just mulling on it, I think part of it is what amounts to twitter microaggressions being glossed over/ignored, like microaggressions often are

The problem with being continually forced to swallow these microaggressions is that, to the target, it is not just one instance of harm it is a pattern of daily abuses that are not made with ill intent by the oblivious offender, but are nonetheless extremely hurtful

so when the victim finally confronts the issue and speaks up, the offender feels like it's blown out of proportion or coming out of nowhere, because the victim was too polite or uncomfortable to say anything the thousand previous times

But to the victim, it's been a hurtful part of their reality for so long. This is the situation every BIPOC has had to deal with at some point, and many LGBT people as well know what this feels like, so I'm asking my fellow nonblack artists here to empathize with

Black artists who are TELLING us when they are hurting because of our comments, actions or inactions. Even if we don't understand "what the big deal is" at the time, because there are things we'll never actually fully know. That's why we listen, empathize and try to learn