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Lotusflower70

(3,093 posts)

2. Pride in MN

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 01:40 PM

Jun 2017

There was protest at the beginning of the Pride parade here in Minneapolis conducted by BOM and in support of Philando Castile's family. They staged a die-in.

It was weird because initially the parade organizers asked the police not to participate but then put that aside. Our police chief Janee Harteau is lesbian.

Some people are stupid. Some people are willfully ignorant. I am glad they got to express themselves.

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I really love how people who don't support blm [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 OP

I resisted the compulsion to roll my eyes in replies yesterday.. JHan Jun 2017 #1

Pride in MN Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #2

Concur. Fuck them and the horse they rode in on. lambchopp59 Jun 2017 #3

Black Lives Matter needs to be seen The Polack MSgt Jun 2017 #4

BLM has styled itself as an in your face advocacy group that often takes over events planned by karynnj Jun 2017 #5

No it's not possible for me to respect people who think their event was taken over La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #6

YOU are the one making it white/POC -- it was a gay pride parade karynnj Jun 2017 #8

I'm saying that to poc especially blacks and black gays La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #10

History time! Saviolo Jun 2017 #15

So much applause for this post La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #16

Thank you for the vote of confidence! Saviolo Jun 2017 #17

Second vote for this as an independent post irisblue Jun 2017 #18

Thanks! Saviolo Jun 2017 #19

AWESOME post EffieBlack Jun 2017 #23

Also you don't need to tell me what I need to accept La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #7

Interestingly defensive SECOND response to what was not an inflamatory post. karynnj Jun 2017 #9

You seem to indicate that I need to accept the bs excuses about where blm belong or not La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #11

Totally your right -- and the right of others to object to BLM's tactics karynnj Jun 2017 #12

I literally don't know what you mean by your statement La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #13

Well and nicely stated, KarynnJ and Lotusflower. Hortensis Jun 2017 #14

Except BLM's issues are core issues pertaining to civil liberty... JHan Jun 2017 #22

Hey Pri... sheshe2 Jun 2017 #20

In a ways, DU has just increased my support of black politicians and activist... SaschaHM Jun 2017 #21

while we always get those "good people that voted trump" crap JI7 Jun 2017 #24

Oh them? We have to try to understand where they are coming from . Trans of color or QBY.? lunasun Jun 2017 #25

Good, kind, nice racists. They should be precise with language La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #26