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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBuzzFeed: Difference Between Protesting While White Vs. Protesting For Black Lives
From BuzzFeed:These Pictures Show The Huge Difference Between Protesting While White Vs. Protesting For Black Lives
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/protest-pictures-at-black-lives-matter?origin=tuh]
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BuzzFeed: Difference Between Protesting While White Vs. Protesting For Black Lives (Original Post)
Glaisne
Jun 2020
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The sight of men armed as if they were going to war is perfectly acceptable
tulipsandroses
Jun 2020
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Glaisne
(630 posts)1. I'll add another
Protesting while white: I NEED A HAIRCUT!
Protesting for Black Lives Matter: HANDS UP DON'T SHOOT!
tulipsandroses
(8,186 posts)2. The sight of men armed as if they were going to war is perfectly acceptable
But a black man on bended knee asking for his country to stop brutalizing its citizens is not.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)3. Well, what's the difference between this and spreading racist divisions?
That's my question. Why does Buzzfeed's headline declare this "protesting WHILE white," instead of "protesting FOR white supremacy?"
Hundreds of thousands of people of all colors are out protesting together. These creeps are what they oppose.

