Today I Went for a Run and Didn’t Die (Literally)

Today I *went for a run, and I *did not die.⁠

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I *did not worry that I would be blamed for a robbery in my *safe community because of the *color of my skin, or the *way I wore my clothes.⁠

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I was *not concerned that a truck would chase me down and threaten my life.⁠

I *do not have to fear when I see a confederate flag on a truck with a shotgun rack (even though I think it's disgusting), I do not worry for my life.

When I was pulled over by the Mass State Patrol, I *did not worry about a wrong hand gesture, reaching for my registration, being blink judged as a weapon. (And I *got out of the ticket.)

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Today, I ran with *bougie headphones in my *expensive running shoes, *without worrying that I would be harmed. ⁠

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