“White privilege” flyers are showing up around New York City criticizing police enforcement of social distancing laws along racial lines.
The flyers point out the glaring disparities between police issuing summonses to Black people for social distancing violations and few summonses issued to whites.
The flyers, posted in New York City’s public parks, mocked the NYPD and asked white people to “recognize your white privilege.”
Viral videos show police tackling Black men to the ground and arresting them for social distancing violations.
“If you are white and hanging out in a group of 5 or more people, please wait patiently for an NYPD officer to personally deliver a mask to you. Please practice social distancing by remaining 6 feet from others unless of course you are white, then there are NO rules or consequences because YOU ARE PRIVILEGED AF and it shows.”
The sign offered friendly advice: “Recognize your white privilege” and “Don’t be racist.”
