I'm glad that you wrote this. I am guilty of having mentioned the things you shine a light on (African complicity, age old non-race-based slavery, etc.). Yea, that does have a bad feel.

In keeping with the title of this commentary, thinking about it, it was likely an emotional response to the ubiquitous "Dear white people" articles telling me that I must acknowledge the evil of whiteness with an implicit me being evil because of my membership in the white tribe. Not explicit but obviously implicit. I'll refrain from a rant on monoliths.

Trying to not let my inner Marine speak here, I'll just say that I do get tired of that crap. <-- emotion! It's not an excuse, I'll try to hold that stuff in check in the future. Thank you.

With regard to that being aimed at you, people do tend to latch on to one small thing not in the context of the larger thing when they don't like the larger thing but have no adequate response to it. Again emotion - frustration about a valid challenge to their cherished "truth."