Racism is always a hot button topic across the Atlantic and TwitterNG is full of itchy fingers and ITKs, kinda like that of President Orange so sometimes someone has to call the children of anger to order. This time around, that assignment fell to Elnathan John, Lawyer, writer, author.

Pay attention:

https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/909833943645659137

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Doesn't global white supremacy (racism) impact Africans? Both groups suffer under the same racism…just a different continent.

— Not Running for Office (@kamilleh832) September 18, 2017

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So many differences in race/power dynamics blkness in USA v Majority blk countries.glad to see a (finally!) enlightened African perspective

— He Calls Me Slut (@KeeLeeBaBee) September 19, 2017

This can also be extended to include West Indians. If I had a dollar for the amount of ignorant comments I check my family/friends for…

— ??An Actual Yaadi?? (@PrtyLittleSyko) September 18, 2017

My Dad is from Guinea. He's tough on AA's we argue about it often smh

— VA_Black_Whiskey (@YoitsBo) September 18, 2017

As a Trinidadian, I completely agree with this.

— Mel (@mellly_mel) September 18, 2017

And to those Africans who wants to impose their culture on A.A when they arrive America, please it should be other way round or nothing.

— Jude (@dsamejude) September 18, 2017

Do African Americans have culture?

— Valkyrie?? (@CO_Chiamaka) September 19, 2017

And who made you a custodian of world culture to determine the race/people with or without culture???

— Jude (@dsamejude) September 19, 2017

That's an entire battle they having right there

— SAVAGE (@iam_MikeLee) September 18, 2017

All of our Battles are the same..Just in a Different Time Zone.We're Fighting White Supremacy and Injustice Everywhere

— LivinByMyOwnRulez (@KingGetoBoy) September 19, 2017

We did deal with colonialism though. Obviously there's racism on a global scale, but this thread focuses on the african american experience.

— .:martian:. (@eyko) September 19, 2017

Perfect thread. Made me think of my stance on racism https://t.co/6Hu2tssM3x

— The Funmi (@Alpha_Jenna) September 18, 2017