this country has always extended a certain amount of unearned privilege to people who aren't from here...that dynamic is actually quite common in most places, if you ask expats...the 'other' is always gonna be seen as more interesting/manageable than the oppressed native

with that said, i think Black visibility and inclusion helps all of us, even if the diasporic (is that a word?) family has an advantage...they are still bringing a perspective into that space that wasn't already represented..there's something very powerful about that regardless

i also see alot of "ADOS" getting seats, as well...especially in the spaces i occupy and interact with

ultimately, i don't believe this is what any of us should be focused on or overly concerned about...especially since what is most essential to me is how progressive any of these newly seated folks are... whether someone is African, Jamaican or ADOS...if they aren't injecting /demanding/modeling inclusion and antiracism into these new spaces, they aren't helping anyway (that was very simplistic, i know, but i think y'all know what i'm getting at)

anyway, that's my two cents. and i think the question itself is very valid and worth discussing, but just not to obsess over

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