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Jayzeee View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 30 Jun, 2020 03:46 AM I'm not a supporter of the BLM movement, (a so called black organisation not be run by black people?) but the whole situation has been very interesting to watch. Because I knew it wouldn't be long, before white people were enraged. White people don't like when black people put there head above the parapit. They become enraged & want to put you in your place, make no mistake it's not about food packaging, movies, statues or abortion. Theyre furious and are determined to put that uppity N***** in their place... Post Reply
RetroMillennial^ View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 2 Jul, 2020 06:28 PM Jayzee, if you take home nothing else of what I’m about to say, please at least understand this: The phrase/message “black lives matter,” is a “duh” statement for most white people, especially those with values aligning to the right wing in the United States (Republicans and Libertarians; I know the terms right and left politically have somewhat different connotations in some European countries). You say, “black lives matter,” we say, “thanks Captain Obvious.” What we find offensive, is the ASSUMPTION that we think black lives DON’T matter. You don’t ask us, you don’t watch how we treat people of different races in our daily lives. You just assume you know our hearts. This is as far from the truth as east is from west. The phrase would probably go down a whole lot better if it said “Black lives matter TOO.” The unspoken questions that the chant raises in our minds when we hear this phrase is, “does that mean other races and perhaps especially white lives DON’T matter?” When you assume we don’t think black lives matter, we start to assume that you don’t think our lives matter. This is a dangerous game to play and it has to stop. That’s why the common response you hear is “all lives matter.” This should be a uniting phrase. When BLM chants “Black lives matter,” and we reply, “No kidding, ALL lives matter,” we should be able to come together in that moment and embrace and find some common ground to work from. Instead, “all lives matter,” is termed “RACIST!” This solidifies the presumption that BLM thinks white lives and other races don’t matter. Now let’s go in deeper. A vast majority of black lives that are lost in the US to murder comes from black-on-black crime. BLM pitches a fit over one black suspect being killed in police custody, but says nothing of the hundreds of blacks murdered by other blacks every year: making up about 93% of those being killed. For instance, more than 6,000 black people tragically lost their lives at the hands of other blacks in 2015, compared with 254 at the hands of police officers that year. Those of us outside of BLM have to wonder if they really think black lives matter? If they did, wouldn’t black on black crime be at the top of their agenda to fix too? Furthermore, you have George Floyd, who did 5 years in prison for holding a pregnant woman at gun point while his friends ransacked her home being memorialized and even a folded flag given by Nancy Pelosi to Floyd’s family (an honor normally reserved ONLY for those killed in action in the armed services), but Aunt Jemima, an image from a woman quite worthy of being remembered is being erased from our culture as a racist trope. The original Aunt Jemima was a woman named Nancy Green, who was born in 1834 into slavery, was freed, and was recommended to do the job of being the character of Aunt Jemima by a member of the family she once served. As a former slave, no one would have begrudged her a dime if she had decided to hoard the money she earned from that job. She’d have every right to that money after what she went through. But instead, she showed the strongest character and became a philanthropist and one of the first black missionaries working to end poverty through her church. She gave from her wealth to help and to serve others, and her legacy, almost forgotten if not for the Aunt Jemima label, is being replaced because the image she portrayed has suddenly been demanded to be changed as a racist trope. Doesn’t her life matter? Doesn’t her legacy matter? Doesn’t her strength of character and generosity matter enough to keep her image alive in our cultural memory? We are all equal in the eyes of God and thus, Black lives matter (too)! If individuals don’t act accordingly, those individuals are wrong, and they will have to answer for that in the right time, but so will those who assume they know another person’s character because of the color of their skin, for this too is racism. If after this you still think I’m a racist, then the place you need to look to find the hate you’re trying to destroy is in the mirror. Nothing I’ve said has had so much of a modicum of hate behind it and you will receive no hate from me in the hereafter either. Any hate you may think you sense in reading my reply comes from within you, not me. Post Reply
LittleDavid View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 6 Jul, 2020 01:03 PM EXCELLENT POST RETROMILLENNIAL!!! Thanks for the fact based post. There are many African/Americans who agree with you!! Thanks for exposing the pure idiocy of those who believe BLM supports Black advancement Post Reply
RetroMillennial^ View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 6 Jul, 2020 04:46 PM Thank you very much, David! I really appreciate your kind words! Post Reply
Moonlight7 View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 7 Jul, 2020 11:50 AM Retro Interesting response. Unfortunately some people don't know what they really following. Post Reply
Jayzeee View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 12 Jul, 2020 07:28 AM BLM protests continued this weekend, they have certainly shaken things up. Statues that should of have been removed years ago have been taken down. I'm hoping that laws will be put in place, so that any police officer. Who causes the death of a person in their custody, is automatically charged with murder...:-) Post Reply
Alligator View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 13 Jul, 2020 06:28 PM Jayzee, you are truly amazing... you didnt even read the truth that Retro just posted. I am old enough to have seen several "phases" for black people. I was a child when they were Negroes, then went to my sister's house in the South, where they were Colored, now they want to be called Black. I retired from the state prison system where guards and prisoners alike called each other the N word, and thought nothing of it. This is a "destructive movement" financed by George Soros. he is a white billionaire who hates our president. The people in the tight black suits with hooded masks are bussed in to wherever a protest is. They are PAID to do this. They loot and burn and who are they hurting? very often the black business people who have worked hard to open a small shop or cafe. Your profile says you are Caribbean, you live in the UK, yet you yap constantly about America. You do not have facts. You need to look around you wherever YOU live and see if there is someone you can help. Your constant negative statements show that you are not Christian. Post Reply
Alligator View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 13 Jul, 2020 06:29 PM Retro, i had no idea about the lady who was the advertisement for the Pancake mix. Thank you for posting those interesting FACTS. Post Reply
Jayzeee View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 14 Jul, 2020 09:01 AM Oh you think I'm amazing "thankyou" needsafriend/alligator. You're right I didn't read it, I'm not interested in anything he has to say. Thanks again for the compliment...:-) Post Reply
Alligator View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 15 Jul, 2020 01:02 PM no worries, it was a very sarcastic compliment. figured you would know that the way you degrade the USA. You need to worry about Boris Johnson, Prince Andrew and the aged Queen. Post Reply
Jayzeee View Profile History	BLM... Posted : 16 Jul, 2020 01:01 AM Thank you for letting me know what I need to worry about. I don't know how I would manage without without your advice. Have a blessed day...:-) Post Reply

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