Individuals make up these corporations . If we all make a difference the impact is huge . The change begins with you . <| sep |> paints black people as a powerful force that must be dealt with . No , it simply paints them as bad people , who are potentially unsafe in interpersonal interaction . Such situations rarely take systemic power into account . Being afraid of someone that holds less power than you makes no sense . Then why be afraid of a normal person ? They probably have as much power as you . Powerful people hurting you is a serious problem , that needs to be dealt with . Strike powerful from that , and I agree . The powerful do not have a monopoly on hurting people . Hell , the most powerless are more than adept at hurting others . Facts matter . This isn ' t facts , this is rationalization based on feelings . Facts are things like the common understanding of hate and fear has no requirement for a power dynamic . If I am close to someone whose demographic has a higher chance of being a violent criminal , why should the fact that my demographic holds more political power comfort me ? In the scenario of their choosing robbery , assault , I will have less power , and my power from having a representative that looks like me isn ' t going to help me at that moment .