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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like these rules. I'm annoyed by the performative element of white people protesting. I don't think it accomplishes anything and is just there to show other people they're not racist - specifically if they're taking selfies, etc. Civil Rights peaceful protests were effective because they were backed by an extremely organized movement. The current protests will only be effective if the BLM, etc, (generally run by people of color) are actually allowed to run the protests according to their goals and methods. So to me that says white people should show up and do what their told. If you can't do that, then that says to me you're there to show off how unracist you are, rather than to actually make change.[/quote]

100 percent this. Allow the Black folks organizing the protests to do things the way they planned, even if the methodology of each step is not immediately obvious to you, a white person. You weren’t at the planning meetings, you weren’t there discussing the contingencies, and frankly the Black protest leaders have more important things to do with their time than sit down and explain or justify their decisions. You’re there to provide support, not to correct how the protest is being done. [/quote]

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