Thats the point I try to make to my liberal friends.
It just sucks because it ends up being easier to attack us that way. By the fact we are not targeting, liberals claim we are excluding or some crap like that.
Ask them if they'd like if only black and brown skin-tone Americans receive income tax refunds, and the revenue it creates can be used for reparations?
And then tell them, it's only for those who can show they have more than 60% African blood. Hawaiians need not apply. And then only those who can prove their ancestors were slaves. No Kamala Harris types whose parentage is from India and Jamaica. They came over after slavery was abolished.
So many people identify with the slaves because of race alone, but neither most of those people, nor their ancestors, were never oppressed into slavery.
Just saying "reparations" gives people an impression that they all (all the non-Caucasians) will get a check. What about are the mixed race among us (Kaepernick, Obama) who would claim they deserve reparations after becoming multi-millionaires. Really? Oppressed? The US must be so racist, because people of color can achieve the highest offices, make the most money playing sports, and are doing all they can to get into the US (illegally if necessary).
If we want people to treat everyone as equals, then we need to stop classifying everyone by race. "Judge me not by the color of my skin, but by the content of my character," should be etched into everyone's minds, displayed in every government building, and repeated at every opportunity.
Unfortunately, playing the victim pays better.