I’m gonna say this and don’t care who gets mad. During Texas Relays, the city is different that most weekends. Yes, there’s a whole bunch of black folks here. But just because people and businesses speak/act unfavorably about it does not automatically mean they are racist.

Yes, there are plenty of racists. But, some of us just get annoyed with it because people act a damn fool. Folks going down the interstate intentionally swerving between 2 lanes to be cute is #1 STUPID & #2 DANGEROUS for the rest of us who are actually on the road for a reason – such as to get to an actual destination; cars idling in the streets impedes not only the traffic flow of cars but also that of pedestrians since no one knows when you’re actually going to drive/get out of the way.

Second, BUSINESS. Businesses exist for 1 reason: PROFIT, so if the cost of maintaining the establishment at anytime/weekend costs more than what is being earned there is no profit being made. People like to compare it to events such as SXSW & ACL, well before you’re quick to simplify and look at just the color of the people those events bring to town, how about take a look at other factors such as the amount of $$$ it brings to the city.

And finally, ATTITUDES. Well we all know what can be said about that…

So for whoever is mad about this how about you take a deep look at your own self & attitudes cuz it isn’t just non-black folks that get annoyed with some of the shenanigans this event brings with it. You either know what I’m saying is true, or you’re mad – and I bet if you’re mad it because you’re part of the problem. Peace