Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm (Reply #46)

In the discussion thread: ‘Black brunch’ protesters interrupt diners in NYC, Oakland (#BlackBrunch #BlackLivesMatter) [View all]

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Sun Jan 4, 2015, 11:48 PM

tavalon (27,946 posts)

46. Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm

And I wouldn't have considered it an interruption. It's a needed reminder.

I wish we weren't still so damn segregated. When I lived near military bases in the eighties and nineties, our neighborhoods were mixed with all colors and races and people got along just fine.

It makes me sad that this is necessary but it is, so therefore, it is no interruption.

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81 replies	Author	Time	Post
‘Black brunch’ protesters interrupt diners in NYC, Oakland (#BlackBrunch #BlackLivesMatter) [View all]	progree	Jan 2015	OP
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Nothing else was working.	bravenak	Jan 2015	#2
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jan 2015	#5
They do that.	bravenak	Jan 2015	#8
Post removed	Post removed	Jan 2015	#9
Us guys?	bravenak	Jan 2015	#10
^^^^ +1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000	progree	Jan 2015	#11
.	Nye Bevan	Jan 2015	#16
Great Jury!nt	bravenak	Jan 2015	#17
+1	Mugu	Jan 2015	#54
This message was self-deleted by its author	progree	Jan 2015	#18
Post removed	Post removed	Jan 2016	#74
well considering that cops turning their backs are	PatrynXX	Jan 2015	#7
What an idiotic idea! What do the patrons or owners of those restaurants have to do with....	George II	Jan 2015	#3
Duh!	Pastiche423	Jan 2015	#6
"What they originally had to say"	DonCoquixote	Jan 2015	#14
You hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately a lot wont get it.	7962	Jan 2015	#15
...	840high	Jan 2015	#47
The ones that say "the heck with them" were never with them in the first place. Others may have . .	brush	Jan 2016	#79
More like "People are being murdered by those	Live and Learn	Jan 2015	#56
That's one way of looking at it. Another way is if it takes making people uncomfortable . . .	brush	Jan 2016	#78
K&R	SamKnause	Jan 2015	#4
Not a good idea imo.	hrmjustin	Jan 2015	#12
no0t a good idea	DonCoquixote	Jan 2015	#13
i am not against protesting.	hrmjustin	Jan 2015	#21
no	DonCoquixote	Jan 2015	#22
I am more of a rally type of protestor.	hrmjustin	Jan 2015	#23
The Civil Rights Movement protests did not "disrupt comfort". They challenged evil.	Bucky	Jan 2015	#65
The lunch counter sit ins were appropriate	NuclearDem	Jan 2015	#32
Those protests against discrimination were done in restaurants that were.....	George II	Jan 2015	#59
I think I would've answered with names of a few whites the cops have killed	7962	Jan 2015	#19
White cops who were killed?	bravenak	Jan 2015	#20
to be fair	DonCoquixote	Jan 2015	#24
Uh oh.	bravenak	Jan 2015	#25
I said "whites the cops have killed". I never mentioned a white cop being killed	7962	Jan 2015	#38
Yeah. I saw it a little while ago.	bravenak	Jan 2015	#39
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jan 2016	#75
blacks are about 3X more likely than whites to die in a confrontation with police	progree	Jan 2015	#27
Propublica: black males age 15-19 shot by police: 31.17 per million, whites: 1.47 per million	progree	Jan 2015	#36
It's going to take a lot more of this for the 1% to even NOTICE (not that they'll actually care, tho	blkmusclmachine	Jan 2015	#26
Of course...because all 1%ers are racists...just like all working class people are progressives.	brooklynite	Jan 2015	#41
I know I keep thinking fight club	Joe Shlabotnik	Jan 2015	#50
Not a great idea	Duckhunter935	Jan 2015	#28
Dunno myself. Its a lot tamer than shutting down freeways. To me it seems kind of mild	progree	Jan 2015	#29
Sometimes, raising awareness requires getting "in your face" with the general public	alp227	Jan 2015	#53
well I disagree	Duckhunter935	Jan 2015	#57
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What's an asb baton? I googled and it showed me results for Asp batons	progree	Jan 2015	#31
Here	ismnotwasm	Jan 2015	#35
Are you promoting violence sir?	ismnotwasm	Jan 2015	#33
Back so soon? oh mirt!	hrmjustin	Jan 2015	#34
Changes in police policy are carried out by the Mayor, Governor or County Executive...	brooklynite	Jan 2015	#37
Dunno. The same question could be asked about just about any form of protest	progree	Jan 2015	#43
The Protestors are Sending a Message: Remember us and Join Us!	McKim	Jan 2015	#40
+1000	Joe Shlabotnik	Jan 2015	#51
And sometimes the phrase	TexasMommaWithAHat	Jan 2015	#64
Woohoo! Bravo! Someone who gets it.	brush	Jan 2016	#80
Odds are, these people are provocateurs.	DinahMoeHum	Jan 2015	#42
I doubt it very much.	progree	Jan 2015	#44
+1	Joe Shlabotnik	Jan 2015	#52
Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm	tavalon	Jan 2015	#45
Several diners stood with them	progree	Jan 2015	#48
Me, too.nt	stage left	Jan 2015	#49
I'd have stood right beside you.	Live and Learn	Jan 2015	#55
I don't feel segregated	Skittles	Jan 2015	#66
Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm	tavalon	Jan 2015	#46
I'd have been interested if I was eating there.	Inkfreak	Jan 2015	#58
The sniffiness of some folks about this tells me it is EXACTLY the right tactic	alcibiades_mystery	Jan 2015	#60
Yup, I think some feathers have been ruffled, oh well, such a pity	progree	Jan 2015	#61
Well, I think this is great.	Starry Messenger	Jan 2015	#62
I figured that if the protesting moved away from the easy-to-pretend-to-criticize traffic blockings	LanternWaste	Jan 2015	#63
good.	Ramses	Jan 2015	#67
Get in their face. K&R	Jefferson23	Jan 2015	#68
"Their" face? Whose face?	Joe Magarac	Jan 2015	#69
Play your nonsense on someone else..I'm not interested in what you believe makes an impact for good	Jefferson23	Jan 2015	#70
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right on! hopefully it wil encourage more civil protest, eom	whereisjustice	Jan 2015	#71
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jan 2015	#73
As long as police are gunning down unarmed people in the streets,	mountain grammy	Jan 2016	#76
Oh ppl brunches were disrupted - oh well	Truprogressive85	Jan 2016	#77
This isn't about a handful of diners being momentarily inconvenienced!	johnp3907	Jan 2016	#81

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