Only days after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Cameron Welch from Texas shared a video on social media and revealed the unwritten rules his mother makes him follow in order to stay safe.
His TikTok video quickly went viral and has been viewed over 10 million times and gained more than 45,000 comments.
“Don’t ride with the music too loud. Never leave the store without a receipt or a bag, even if it’s just a pack of gum,” he expressed, breaking the hearts of people watching the video as no one should have to live with such list.
In an interview with Bored Panda, Welch said: “I made the video for more people to understand how my people feel day to day. The attention I’m receiving is very positive (and I) love to see that I’m making a difference.”
Fred Robinson, a father-of-three and a minister, told CNN that he thinks The Talk as to change as it puts the burden on black behavior.
“It puts the focus on us rather than where it should be — on racism in the police department and the way black people are targeted,” he expressed, adding: “We are Americans and we ought to have a right to have a bad day, to question a police officer or to question an order that doesn’t seem right.”
Welch also said: “Our voices are heard but not felt by the people. We endure too much pain and hurt to just be heard — we need you to feel just a fragment of what my people feel on a day-to-day basis in order to get meaningful change.
“I believe if you felt the bottled-up emotions of silence that our country makes us hold in, then we can make real change, because not one race should ever feel this way.”
@skoodupcamJus some unwritten rules my mom makes me follow as a young black man ##fyp ##blacklivesmatter
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