Talk:Lincoln/@comment-24.141.11.49-20160401035850/@comment-26247132-20160403010805

"That's what sucks about life, though. Not everybody gets a "happy" death surrounded by their friends and family."

I don't disagree with this. The point was made, however, that white Lexa and white Finn were giving tasteful deaths. POC Lincoln was not allowed that as just another example to feed into the systemic racism in this show. It's not just one or two missteps; it's a continued series of missteps that all add up to an overwhelmingly negative portrayl of POC, especially their deaths (Wells' and Anya's only deaths further prove the point).

On top of all that, again it's the specific way Lincoln was killed that has so many people upset. This person perhaps says it best:

"There is a visceral reaction to seeing a black man, shot in the head, while chained, kneeling in mud, that you can only truly understand if you are black. It is a call back to the Slave days, the Civil Rights Era and even worse a call back to today. To Jordan Dunn, just listening to his music, Mike Brown with his hands up, Trayvon Martin, walking home with his tea and skittles, Freddie Gray in the back of a police van and Jamar Clarke, who was just trying to get help for his girlfriend. 

''Please stop telling minorities who are reacting to things that actually affect them in real life that the way they react is wrong. Please do not ignore our feelings and our words.''"