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intheflow

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58. That is very disturbing.

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 02:00 PM

Jan 2021

How any white person on the left could be trotting out the "All Lives Matter" and "But white people are supporting BLM!" after 2020 is beyond reason or intellect. The whole freaking phrase was created JUST for this reason! BLACK lives matter! That doesn't equal any other people's lives *not* mattering, it's that we as a country need to turn our gaze towards Black lives and Black experiences under white supremacist culture. We white people need to step back and let Black people lead this movement, even as we can't expect Black people to do the heavy lifting to overcome racism because we broke it, we own it. Step up, fellow White folks! Your colorblind good-intentions continue to help oppress Black bodies.

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Another thing that makes black people just wanna holler and throw up our hands [View all] StarfishSaver Jan 2021 OP

What's wrong? I count five black faces and 12 white faces Stinky The Clown Jan 2021 #1

What is wrong? edhopper Jan 2021 #2

Guess I thought it was something else Phentex Jan 2021 #7

I give up. What is wrong with this picture? Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #3

You really don't see it? StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #4

No sarcasm. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #6

Turin_C3PO explained it very succinctly StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #8

It's a Black Lives Matter protest. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #5

I don't see the problem. Also, it's a very small sampling in one image. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #9

Seriously? StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #10

Ok, whatever Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #23

This kind of response is another reason black people wanna holler and throw up our hands StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #29

Exactly!! Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #41

Totally agree. Strangest complaint to me. That other people Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #77

Seems we are damned if you do and damned if we don't. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #78

Perfectly stated Lake A! Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #80

Exactly. nt Raine Feb 2021 #81

The picture shows a bunch of white people leading black people in a march Tom Rinaldo Jan 2021 #37

There it is! From photographer to editor, this photo was NOT selected to show the movement. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #57

"The fact that you don't see the problem is one of the reasons this is a problem." intheflow Jan 2021 #56

I'm sure there's plenty Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #11

I see a lot of those actually. SlogginThroughIt Jan 2021 #34

Ok now I see I didn't realize the article the picture was for. SlogginThroughIt Jan 2021 #35

Yes LeftInTX Jan 2021 #62

MSN obtained that pic from a conservative rag: Washington Examiner LeftInTX Jan 2021 #64

That image was chosen on purpose kcr Jan 2021 #51

SSDD - we can't even protest for ourselves - oh wait! malaise Jan 2021 #12

+1, this is the right wing trope that is intimated with pictures like in the tweet. uponit7771 Jan 2021 #49

Actually what I see in THIS picture is bluestarone Jan 2021 #13

Bottom line is Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #14

Because edhopper Jan 2021 #16

AH. NOW i see the light! bluestarone Jan 2021 #19

rightfully, these women should be nominated! handmade34 Jan 2021 #25

Thank you! These women deserve the Prize. It's about damn time! CTyankee Jan 2021 #59

Black Lives Matter is a movement led by Black women. In an article saying it's been nominated WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #17

Read above! I see the light now! bluestarone Jan 2021 #21

But this isn't a story about white people StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #20

GOT IT! bluestarone Jan 2021 #22

So glad! StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #30

The "savior white person" or people in this picture is a trope and an insulting one. Keven Costner uponit7771 Jan 2021 #43

BLM is not just a 'Black' movement...it is about civil rights and justice for all...we all have a Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #60

Racist tropes are bad no matter how they're expressed, we all need to understand the META behind ... uponit7771 Jan 2021 #61

"BLACK Lives Matter" founded by black people for the purpose of protecting black lives isn't StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #66

You...you do know what BLM stands for, right? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #72

Blanca Lives Matter? StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #74

Lol that photo. So, so frustrating. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #15

no problem for me handmade34 Jan 2021 #18

You don't get it StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #26

I strongly feel handmade34 Jan 2021 #70

It's a problem edhopper Jan 2021 #27

That's the photo they should have used. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2021 #33

BLM is not a movement for celebrating white people for doing something about racism. It's a movement WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #31

This! StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #39

"But we should be GLAD that people of ALL colors are participating!!!11!!!11111!!" WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #46

Oh, great. Now you're going to drive the allies away StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #48

"I was TOTALLY down for the struggle, until you were MEAN!" WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #53

"I was an ally, but someone I don't know posted something I didn't like on an anonymous discussion StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #55

What was being said in this picture. The way her face changed. I am curious. Do you have any idea? LizBeth Jan 2021 #50

IIRC it was during the SAG-AFTRA awards and the sound was weird onstage and she couldn't WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #52

Thanks. Looked more titillating than it was. LizBeth Jan 2021 #54

the women should have nominated handmade34 Jan 2021 #67

Very well said. hamsterjill Feb 2021 #79

It illustrates a problem with any "movement" gulliver Jan 2021 #24

That's not the problem. It's not like they couldn't find photos of BLM that featured black people StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #28

10000+ Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #38

It's a really bad choice. No question. gulliver Jan 2021 #40

And whether it was intentional or unintentional, it shows why we need more diversity in newsrooms StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #42

Completely agree gulliver Jan 2021 #44

They need to fix it pretty quick. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2021 #32

Wow. It is a bit ironic, isn't it? This will be held up in the future Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #36

Savior White Person is a trope the right likes to push onto outgroups that's usually meant to be uponit7771 Jan 2021 #45

It's really troubling to see people here try to defend it. StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #47

That is very disturbing. intheflow Jan 2021 #58

Poor choice from a poor source - the Washington Examiner LeftInTX Jan 2021 #63

Thank you for researching the source of the photo. SharonClark Jan 2021 #65

That's fucked up. Solly Mack Jan 2021 #68

That's a great way to reward white allies for all of their sacrifice StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #69

The chosen photo is all warm, fuzzy, and kumbaya for a reason. Racism in advertising has long been Solly Mack Jan 2021 #71

If you are going to do a photo of a Black Lives Matter march Bettie Jan 2021 #73

I get the anger and frustration frazzled Jan 2021 #75

It makes it look like the White people is what it's about lunatica Jan 2021 #76

"This account owner limits who can view their tweets." Hekate Feb 2021 #82