Talk:Black fatigue: Difference between revisions

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Parts of this article appears to have been written by an illiterate individual. At least run this through chatGPT or something, this is a bad look. ~2025-31159-37 (talk) 14:04, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide examples of grammatical errors? G13 vs G14 (talk) 14:33, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I realized I complained without contributing much, so here’s my contribution but I’m not gonna do the entire article. Heres a portion of it rewritten properly.

“Mary Frances Winters was interviewed by CNN on April 5, 2021, where she further explained the causes of Black fatigue. She was also interviewed by NBC News, stating that she herself experiences Black fatigue. Winters defined Black fatigue as a generational stress that leaves Black people feeling physically, mentally, and spiritually exhausted. Reportedly, Black fatigue among Black people stems from the lack of being heard by white people and the absence of racial progress in the United States. Black fatigue is caused by racism in the United States and can result in various mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or anxiety.

In essence, Winters defined the term as the chronic exhaustion experienced by African Americans due to systemic racism in the United States. Black fatigue is reportedly a complex issue that is not easily resolved. To “eliminate” Black fatigue, Winters recommended acknowledging the emotional toll of racism on Black people and exercising caution in interactions by focusing on avoiding microaggressions. She described Black fatigue as a “broad” issue and suggested that changing the U.S. system is necessary to fix it. An expert from MetroHealth Medical Center defined Black fatigue as the psychological toll Black people endure in the U.S., witnessing the killing of their community members by police shootings.

Reportedly, some individuals and certain cohorts of the online community have co-opted the informally redefined the term “Black fatigue”. According to a column in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, this revision was primarily carried out by followers of the MAGA movement, and began in April 2025 following the incident where an African American high school student, Karmelo Anthony, allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf, a white student from a nearby school district.” ~2025-31159-37 (talk) 14:33, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

crap, i mistakenly put “the” rather than “and”. Im very tired. ~2025-31159-37 (talk) 14:34, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a good rewrite. Feel free to edit this article and replace the old paragraphs with these.

Or do you want me to do it for you? G13 vs G14 (talk) 14:51, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

According to Google Trends, the term “black fatigue” had similar traffic both before and after Winters’ book was published. According to 4plebs (a 4chan archive), the term was used regularly in its current, notable right wing meaning. I think both definitions should be given equal weighting in the article. ~2025-35680-12 (talk) 21:56, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]