Lol, you have to put the ‘@’ symbol in front of the commenter’s name, a la Twitter.

“Disgusted” to me, is at least *one* of the ways people should feel about the whole display. Folks’ casual, blase’ reaction to Linde’s performance art-installation slay me. To *not* expect a visceral reaction from folks, especially WOMEN, is unrealistic and strange. Particularly since Linde suggests that he uses controversial images based on antiquated stereotypes about Black people, to elicit a reaction. I’m thinking that reaction isn’t supposed to be glee and excitement. I wish I could understand why folks were laughing too, because I’m afraid the “I was nervous, so I laughed” excuse has worn thin.

Sane human beings tend to have empathy and a sense of awareness about the plight and marginalization of others.

People who benefit from the privilege that being part of the colonizing and aloof *majority* affords them, aren’t sane… they’re ignorant. It’s part of their psychopathy. I’d say they can’t help it, but they can. They just choose to laugh nervously when confronted with these sorts of issues (as witnessed amongst the event goers in video and images that surfaced from the cake cutting), because it makes them extremely uncomfortable and it assaults and challenges their sensibilities. And they’ll defend their reaction to the bloody death; just like the Minister of Culture did in the press, even as she threw Makode Linde under the bus and told folks to direct *all* the ire at him.

You see how upset commenter, philiyo  (below) got having to look at the image Rippa used for my op-ed piece.

I don’t think I could have answered any better myself. Apparently visuals of a very LEGITIMATE issue and problem is an assault on philiyo’s precious sensibilities. Ignorance is indeed bliss for some folks.

The more I know people, the more I like roaches.