Hi, another black guy here.
Racist comments reinforce ideas and systems that contribute to the continued oppression of people of color. If you think no one as been hurt or offended by Trump's rhetoric, you clearly haven't been near any of the demographics that he's targeted. There is a legitimate fear that this racist/islamophobic fuck will get elected and do what he's preached about. I live in a border town, and let me tell you, I've legit seen a bunch of people move back to Mexico, out of fear. I know many more that have plans to go back if he IS elected. The fact that he's made it this far has many more feeling unwelcome in a country that they sought refuge in due to the harsh conditions in their homeland. A personal sense of thick skin doesn't excuse harmful ideas and rhetoric.
Thanks for making this thread, btw. It's really really important to note that while words won't outright break people, they really really do take a toll on people. Those words hold even more weight when one of the leading options to lead your country has campaigned on the discrimination of your people, aiding in the rise of a political and social climate that's openly hostile to non-white,straight, christian individuals.
edit because I thought having the actual MLK quote about the white moderate would help the thread out:
"First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a "more convenient season."