Call It What It Is: The Race Hustler’s Favorite Costume Is Hypocrisy
Let’s talk about the grift that nobody wants to call out anymore — not because it’s not obvious, but because it’s profitable to pretend otherwise.
You’ve seen them. The professional race hustlers. The ones who jump in front of every camera to remind you that “the system is against us,” that “the white man won’t let us rise,” that racism is the root of every failure, struggle, or missed opportunity in their lives. Meanwhile, they live in gated neighborhoods, take photos with the very people they tell you are the enemy, and quietly build their wealth doing business with the same non-Black people they publicly shame.
Let me make this plain: you can’t claim to fight the system while cashing checks from it.
It’s not racism keeping people from success — it’s a lack of accountability, discipline, and strategy. But saying that doesn’t sell books, land podcast deals, or get you clout points from emotional followers who need a villain to blame. Victimhood sells. And these so-called leaders are expert marketers of it.
I’ve got no problem with unity, success, or even interracial partnerships. In fact, I encourage it — when it’s real and not just for show. What I do have a problem with is selective outrage. What I do have a problem with is pretending you’re oppressed one day and buddying up with billionaires the next — just to keep your audience emotionally addicted to a fantasy version of history.
The truth is, these people aren’t freedom fighters. They’re narrative managers. And they weaponize race not to build anything — but to stay relevant in a world where real accountability doesn’t trend.
If you want to speak on race, fine. But live it consistently. Don’t shout “Black Power” with one breath and use the other to name-drop every non-Black celebrity you rubbed elbows with at a fundraiser. Don’t teach young Black men to distrust everybody while you’re cashing speaking fees from the same institutions you claim are racist.
The game is rigged, alright — but not by racism. It’s rigged by grifters who figured out that outrage pays better than integrity.
It’s time to call it what it is: hypocrisy wearing a dashiki.
The Angryman
Call It What It Is: The Race Hustler’s Favorite Costume Is Hypocrisy
Let’s talk about the grift that nobody wants to call out anymore — not because it’s not obvious, but because it’s profitable to pretend otherwise.
You’ve seen them. The professional race hustlers. The ones who jump in front of every camera to remind you that “the system is against us,” that “the white man won’t let us rise,” that racism is the root of every failure, struggle, or missed opportunity in their lives. Meanwhile, they live in gated neighborhoods, take photos with the very people they tell you are the enemy, and quietly build their wealth doing business with the same non-Black people they publicly shame.
Let me make this plain: you can’t claim to fight the system while cashing checks from it.
It’s not racism keeping people from success — it’s a lack of accountability, discipline, and strategy. But saying that doesn’t sell books, land podcast deals, or get you clout points from emotional followers who need a villain to blame. Victimhood sells. And these so-called leaders are expert marketers of it.
I’ve got no problem with unity, success, or even interracial partnerships. In fact, I encourage it — when it’s real and not just for show. What I do have a problem with is selective outrage. What I do have a problem with is pretending you’re oppressed one day and buddying up with billionaires the next — just to keep your audience emotionally addicted to a fantasy version of history.
The truth is, these people aren’t freedom fighters. They’re narrative managers. And they weaponize race not to build anything — but to stay relevant in a world where real accountability doesn’t trend.
If you want to speak on race, fine. But live it consistently. Don’t shout “Black Power” with one breath and use the other to name-drop every non-Black celebrity you rubbed elbows with at a fundraiser. Don’t teach young Black men to distrust everybody while you’re cashing speaking fees from the same institutions you claim are racist.
The game is rigged, alright — but not by racism. It’s rigged by grifters who figured out that outrage pays better than integrity.
It’s time to call it what it is: hypocrisy wearing a dashiki.
And I’m not buying it.
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