The thing about any statement about the future is that it can be avoided, too. But if you can’t look at a world where that woman calling a child stealing from her a mean word results in her getting doxxed, having threats sent to her, having big organizations like the NAACP getting involved, getting CPS called, and think “oh, I see how this could get worse” then you are fucked up in the head. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that she’s getting support. Not too long ago, that wouldn’t have happened. But to say “here’s an example of pushback, therefore we are out of the woods” is insane. Especially because we don’t even know yet if she’ll get the money. We don’t even know yet what consequences she might face. Because there certainly can be consequences.

What we do know is that you can still, easily, find plenty of situations where a black person did something way worse and was not subject to anywhere near the same level of controversy or media attention. Karmelo Anthony is the obvious example—not least because the fundraising platform which both are on has been more squirrelly about Shiloh’s fundraiser than his—but there’s also stuff like the guy that randomly threw a five year old kid off a balcony, or the dunkin donuts employee that killed a guy for calling him a “nigger.”

You want to see a possible (not guaranteed, but possible) future of any Western nation, go look at South Africa. Tell me with a straight face that they’re not steadily approaching making being white illegal.

The thing about any statement about the future is that it can be avoided, too. But if you can’t look at a world where that woman calling a child stealing from her a mean word results in her getting doxxed, having threats sent to her, having big organizations like the NAACP getting involved, getting CPS called, and think “oh, I see how this could get worse” then you are fucked up in the head. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that she’s getting support. Not too long ago, that wouldn’t have happened. But to say “here’s an example of pushback, therefore we are out of the woods” is insane. Especially because we don’t even know yet if she’ll get the money. We don’t even know yet what consequences she might face. Because there certainly can be consequences.

What we do know is that you can still, easily, find plenty of situations where a black person did something way worse and was not subject to anywhere near the same level of controversy or media attention. Karmelo Anthony is the obvious example—not least because the fundraising platform which both are on has been more squirrelly about Shiloh’s fundraiser than his—but there’s also stuff like the guy that randomly threw a five year old kid off a balcony, or the dunkin donuts employee that killed a guy for calling him a “nigger.”

You want to see a possible (not guaranteed, but possible) future of any Western nation, go look at South Africa.