A state of sadness caused by witnessing black people suffer.
Melanincholy is a result of systemic racism, the continuing economic inequalities, the white racist ideologies and attitudes created to maintain and rationalize white privilege and power, and last but not least, the police brutalities towards black people.
Melanincholy is a result of systemic racism, the continuing economic inequalities, the white racist ideologies and attitudes created to maintain and rationalize white privilege and power, and last but not least, the police brutalities towards black people.
Black girl: Hey what's wrong? You seem down?
White man: I just watched a video of black man getting beaten to death by the cops. I feel sad, depressed, angry and I want to do something about it, but I don't know what to do.
Black woman: Ah, you're feeling melanincholy.
White man: Dude! That's exactly how I feel. Thank you for explaining my feelings to me. I feel so much better now. I'm going to post a black square on Instagram! #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Black Woman: That's amazing! What would we do without you.
White man: I just watched a video of black man getting beaten to death by the cops. I feel sad, depressed, angry and I want to do something about it, but I don't know what to do.
Black woman: Ah, you're feeling melanincholy.
White man: Dude! That's exactly how I feel. Thank you for explaining my feelings to me. I feel so much better now. I'm going to post a black square on Instagram! #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Black Woman: That's amazing! What would we do without you.
by Mahogany man June 07, 2020
Adjective:
Sadness or depression for the state of people of color specifically in America.
Intense feeling of sorrow for the dismal way that people of color are targeted by media, politics and engineered social ideation.
#melancholy#depression#emo#sad#targeted
Sadness or depression for the state of people of color specifically in America.
Intense feeling of sorrow for the dismal way that people of color are targeted by media, politics and engineered social ideation.
#melancholy#depression#emo#sad#targeted
I can’t watch the news it always leaves me melanincholy.
Did you hear about that cop shooting that kid in the back? Yeah, I was melanincholy for weeks.
Did you hear about that cop shooting that kid in the back? Yeah, I was melanincholy for weeks.
by Fiyacracker August 24, 2019
in 2019, rapper Damiano aka "The Miserable Genius" released an album named "Melanincholy" and defined it as: "the pensive sadness that comes with being black or brown." The album is a lyrical dissertation on race, generational trauma and colonialism. Melanincholy was made in response to the lack of emphasis on black and brown people in recent conversations about mental illness in America and anxiety/depression in Millenials/Gen Z.
"I'm feeling a lot melanincholy right now."
"What do you mean? What's that?"
"I don't know dude. I'm the only black person at my job and it feels weird. People treating me different cuz I'm black and I don't feel safe there...I feel very unwelcome."
"What do you mean? What's that?"
"I don't know dude. I'm the only black person at my job and it feels weird. People treating me different cuz I'm black and I don't feel safe there...I feel very unwelcome."
by themiserablegenius February 20, 2022