"I'm calling in black today."

March 4, 2020 7:38 AM

Groundhog Day For A Black Man
posted by Stark (8 comments total)

Holy shit.
posted by amanda at 8:57 AM on March 4, 2020 [2 favorites]

Wow. On the one hand, I needed to see that. On the other hand, we still live in a world where these very specific types of violence and pain are played for laughs, or for drive by click activism without leading to people making change. So I just gave a donation and signed up to volunteer with Fair Fight, which is working to protect voting rights across the country. Policing and gun violence are a political issue that are important to me and I can do something to make the world better for my neighbors. There are many groups working specifically on gun violence.

I hope other people are moved to give today as well.
posted by bilabial at 9:35 AM on March 4, 2020 [8 favorites]

Ooof.
posted by esoteric things at 10:11 AM on March 4, 2020 [1 favorite]

If you enjoyed this, check out the revival of Twilight Zone. Episode 3 has the same premise of POC with a "rewind" button, it's a mother trying to do anything she can to keep her son from being killed by some racist bastard/cop.
posted by GoblinHoney at 10:12 AM on March 4, 2020 [3 favorites]

whoa that was very intense. I will admit that the pie bit made me guffaw but otherwise... :(
posted by supermedusa at 10:20 AM on March 4, 2020

Woooow that was amazing, realistic and very relatable.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 10:28 AM on March 4, 2020

There's a similar premise in See you Yesterday. (IMDB.)
posted by snsranch at 11:00 AM on March 4, 2020

Brutal.

There’s something about adding in some humor when tackling something like this that makes it even more of a gut punch.
posted by obfuscation at 3:41 PM on March 4, 2020