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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Armchair racists, thank you for staying home. [/quote]

Who’s an armchair racist here? Someone who says they aren’t going to “follow the direction of black people without question”? I’m not doing that for anyone unless they’re pointing a gun at me. [/quote]

What wild shenanigans are you expecting to be asked to do? [/quote]

There has been a lot of violence this week.  Police violence.  Protestor violence.  There is also a global pandemic going on and social distancing guidelines in place.  These are not absurd concerns.

It also doesn't say "listen to the official organizers.". It literally says any rando black person.

We're just responding to what was written.  If people stopped defending it and just admitted it was overboard this thread would have died an early death.[/quote]

Exactly. This sort of message is extremely alienating. [/quote]

Oh my God white people. Black woman here. Come on! Even in these arguments you are centering everything on you!! Do you understand that in our workplaces and when we are out and about when white folks step into a space they can sometimes suck all of the air out of a room!!! We are not seen half the time - that is part of the reason this happened. You do all these mental gymnastics to create an argument to NOT support black people.

All we need you do to is just LISTEN! Stop making this about you and your feelings. If you don't want to be an ally on the streets stay home. There is plenty you can do FROM HOME support a black business, send money to an HBCU speak up when biases are at play in your office, if you are in a position of power review the salaries of people you are responsible for on your job by race/gender. Are there any inequities there? Why is that?

This movement will continue. There are plenty of white people that truly, truly get it. Just try LISTENING for a change. [/quote]

Maybe you also need to listen to people who have worked inside the movement for police brutality reform, who know that this list reflects real bullying that is going on. [/quote]

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