The title of this diary is version of the many variations of the meme pushed (mostly by white, conservative men) any time an African-American is unjustly killed by a cop or otherwise-aggressive white person these days.
Most of us know this reaction is wrong, and not just because it's a strawman; it's clearly racist and not brought forth in good faith. Many of us, including myself, might struggle to put into words exactly WHY it's wrong and a shitty comparison.
I thought on how to verbalize the right response to this despicable meme again today with the news of the North Charleston cop shooting a fleeing, unarmed black man in the back 8 times. My conclusion below the squig:
'WHY DON'T BLACK PEOPLE PROTEST BLACK-ON-BLACK VIOLENCE?'
'LOTS OF BLACK PEOPLE MURDER OTHER BLACK PEOPLE. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE OVER THAT?'
'X NUMBER OF BLACK PEOPLE KILLED OTHER BLACK PEOPLE IN CHICAGO LAST YEAR. WHY DOESN'T THE MEDIA FOCUS ON THAT INSTEAD? IT'S HYPOCRISY!!!'
Why not? Because black people are not harassing, arresting, abusing, hurting, wounding, and murdering other black people simply because they are black.
That should do nicely next time a bigoted peripheral family member on my Facebook feed pipes up with this meme, and feel free to use it as well next time you see or hear it.