So last week I was informed that when
black people die and go to heaven they
go through this purification process and
God will turn them white like everybody
else in heaven no no you’re laughing
like realtalk when we get to the pearly
white gates we we get some white shoes a
golden halo white wings white skin a
white robe
that’s probably hooded and the curse
ahem gets lifted um so before I chalk
this up to the dumbest thing I had ever
heard at a historically white college
university I decided to ask some
questions cuz who knows they might be
white they might be right so first does
God turn us white before or after we get
to heaven like when we die does the
black skin fall off our white bones or
do we Michael Jackson moonwalk off our
melanin strutting to a lighter shade do
we remove our black like a coat does God
hang it on the nearest tree while we all
watch impose for postcards is the halo
actually a really fine toothcomb that
you can’t fit on your head if your hair
nappy
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