AOC: ‘If You’re in This Country and You Aren’t Black, You Benefit from White Supremacy’

Ocasio Cortez And if ░░░░░░░░ can t make the ░░░░░░░░ basic step to say ░░░░░░░░ if you are in ░░░░░░░░ country and you are ░░░░░░░░ black you benefit from ░░░░░░░░ system of white supremacy ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ the hate in your ░░░░░░░░ It s like were ░░░░░░░░ born in The Bronx ░░░░░░░░ were born in The ░░░░░░░░ Were you born in ░░░░░░░░ You were born in ░░░░░░░░ That s not your ░░░░░░░░ Doesn t have anything ░░░░░░░░ do with your character ░░░░░░░░ s just the conditions ░░░░░░░░ with which you were ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ within the black community ░░░░░░░░ know it s colorism ░░░░░░░░ within the Latino community ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN That s right ░░░░░░░░ Cortez Whether you re ░░░░░░░░ skinned your tone All ░░░░░░░░ this It s part ░░░░░░░░ the conversation right now ░░░░░░░░ Your hair texture Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ Huh UNKNOWN Your hair ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez Your hair ░░░░░░░░ All of it all ░░░░░░░░ it And so it ░░░░░░░░ you know the first ░░░░░░░░ that people say oh ░░░░░░░░ you know I don ░░░░░░░░ consciously do anything You ░░░░░░░░ t have to consciously ░░░░░░░░ anything Like we re ░░░░░░░░ re in it man ░░░░░░░░ are all in this ░░░░░░░░ But you do you ░░░░░░░░ have to consciously be ░░░░░░░░ to unravel it Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ Exactly UNKNOWN And if ░░░░░░░░ re not and if ░░░░░░░░ re impeding progress you ░░░░░░░░ guilty as guilty as ░░░░░░░░ that were oppressed oppressing ░░░░░░░░ right Because you re ░░░░░░░░ progress and not acknowledging ░░░░░░░░ privilege.”

Ocasio-Cortez: “Yeah.”