Heard from a Millenial that people are going to be wearing black on the Fourth of July.

[Baitball Blogger]

A protest against the overturning of Roe. Just thought I would pass that on.

[H2O Man]

1. Recommended.

[Jirel]

2. Welp, since I always wear black anyway...

… it wouldn’t exactly be a statement coming from me.

But I will be flying only rainbow, reproductive rights, and Ukrainian flags that day.

[MiHale]

3. KnR

[vercetti2021]

4. I'm metal baby

Black all day every day

[we can do it]

7. Love it

[Deuxcents]

5. It's certainly not Independence Day for 51% of us

Overturning Roe n the gun ruling is nutz

[Deuxcents]

19. My intent was..the "female" percentage was

Just a tad higher than “male” population. That stat did not take into account people who identify differently. It was generally speaking. I get your point n hope you got mine. Did not mean to offend anyone.

[Deuxcents]

22. 🤝

[IcyPeas]

6. and this will do what exactly?

[pnwmom]

8. It's a sign of mourning and solidarity. n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

14. Yes. A sign of mourning and solidarity.

[Fla_Democrat]

9. Cause a rash of heat stroke?

[mopinko]

12. see my reply #11.

[mopinko]

11. could be powerful. one of the most powerful photos i ever saw-

the year the white sox won the pennant, there were several do or die games at home.
the team asked the fans to wear the sox black. they did. it sucked the light out of the whole stadium. watching i felt like i was on shrooms or something.
the crowd shots in the paper the next day almost defied the laws of physics.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. I looked for a photo. Not sure what you mean.

[mopinko]

21. check this link. 1st 2 pics.

it was stunning on the teevee. but even in the pics, it's just faces floating in a sea of black.

https://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/blackout-86075117462

[Baitball Blogger]

24. Very cool!

[sl8]

23. Try searching for "White Sox Blackout Game" (leave out the quotes)

You'll get more hits than you can shake a stick at.

Here's one, I'm sure you can find better:
https://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/blackout-game-photos-4b6ab38a0909

[Baitball Blogger]

25. Thanks for the information. Now I have something to talk about with my

Red Sox son-in-law.

[sl8]

26. De nada. I'm guessing you realized that I'd misspelled "blackout" . nt

[mopinko]

27. i've got the front page here somewhere.

as a painter, it blew my mind.

[Golden Raisin]

13. Fine. Add to that voting in every election down to dog-catcher.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. They're engaging. It's a start.

[JI7]

17. That's not going to help much with anything. First avoid fireworks

becsuse it's bad for the environment.

And vote in all elections. Even small local ones . ALWAYS.

Stop viewing politics as religion.

[blue neen]

18. Sounds good.

I'm in for solidarity's sake.

[BaronChocula]

28. Great!

Just be sure on Election Day you wear...
Actually who gives a crap what you wear. Just be sure you vote out republicans in every election, at every level, in every place!

[cbabe]

29. Wearing black to mourn women now held sexual slavery? What is your Fourth of July to me?

Truth borrowed from a brave man for today’s women.

https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/what-to-the-slave-is-the-4th-of-july-speech-transcript-by-frederick-douglass

Full transcript of the famous speech “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” by Frederick Douglass.

…

I am not included within the pales of this glorious anniversary. Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you this day rejoice are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence bequeathed by your fathers is shared by you, not by me.

…

Fellow citizens, above your national tumultuous joy I hear the mournful wail of millions whose chains heavy and grievous yesterday are today rendered more intolerable by the jubilant shouts that reach them. If I do forget, if I do not remember those bleeding children of sorrow this day, may my right hand forget her cunning and may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. To forget them, to pass lightly over their wrongs and to chime in with the popular theme would be treason most sacrilegious and shocking and would make me a reproach before God and the world.

…

To him, your celebration is a sham, your boasted Liberty, an unholy license, your national greatness, swelling vanity. Your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless, your shouts of Liberty and equality, hallow mocked, your prayers and hymns your sermons and Thanksgivings with all your religious parade in solemnity are to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, a thin veil to cover up crimes, which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation of the earth, guilty of practices, more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States at this very hour. Go search where you will. Roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world. Travel through South America. Search out every abuse and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me that for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.