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In reply to the discussion: Another thing that makes black people just wanna holler and throw up our hands [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)This isn't a story about the diversity of Black Lives Matter and there certainly is no effort to make "white people opt out just because of the color of their skin."
This is about black people being made invisible in the media - even when the media is covering our own movements and causes, the media feels the need to center it all on white people.
And while you appreciate the men who are involved in women's movements, I doubt you'd think it made sense to illustrate a story about the Women's March with a picture of a bunch of men.
We are tired of everything constantly being centered around white people. Black people speak up? Wow - you shouldn't say that because you're making white people uncomfortable. Black people protests - No! You're doing it wrong because you might turn off white people. And now, a movement founded by, focused on, and comprised mostly of black people gets a singular honor - Cool! Let's talk about the white people who are involved in it. Aren't they great?!