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karynnj

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5. BLM has styled itself as an in your face advocacy group that often takes over events planned by
Mon Jun 26, 2017, 02:02 PM
Jun 2017

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others. Their point is that they need to scream out where they can be heard because the message that there is systematic racism needs to be heard.

It is possible to BOTH respect that BLM has been able to make the issue of systemic racism something spoken outside college courses and to genuinely raise consciousness more than the protests that were not as aggressive AND for to respect the annoyance of the groups whose events were taken over. Your comment that the BLM message was more important and the point of the pride parade to begin with is not an opinion that EVERYONE would agree with.

I think that just as others have to respect what BLM has accomplished even as they used methods that some found uncomfortable, YOU need to realize that the very process of taking over someone else's event - whether the Social Security rally that had invited Bernie or the Pride parade - is that many drawn there for THAT event will respond with annoyance, or even anger, at the interruption. It is a natural consequence of how they operate.

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
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