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The #blacklivesmatter movement took a dairy inclusive turn this weekend. New York City was the scene when #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Hit Whites Where It Truly Hurts: Brunch.
“… a group of about three dozen demonstrators … hitting such quiche-and-mimosa joints … When they arrived, they began reading the names of black Americans killed by police to diners. From the Washington Post: The protesters, most dressed in black, read the names of African Americans killed by police punctuated with chants of “ashe,” a word from the Yoruba language of West Africa comparable to “amen.” Timed by participants, the ritual takes four-and-a-half minutes — since Michael Brown’s body was left on the street for four-and-a-half hours in Ferguson. … As is to be expected when such a sacred institution is so callously attacked, the protests sparked lots of fervent tweeting. Racists got racist”
The comment about racists getting racist is linked to a tweet. It was part of a lively thread. The first tweet is the one linked Racists got racist. Selected replies follow.
‏@genophilia It’s fine for blacks to loot, rob, rape and kill whites, but if whites complain about it, now that’s racist. #blackbrunchnyc #ferguson
@adamscolleg @genophilia I personally have had people on twitter call me racist when I mentioned being mugged and pistol whipped.
@adamscolleg @genophilia they don’t. It’s always on the news. We didn’t protest when oj got off after cutting his white wife’s head off
@Lazlos_Closet @genophilia lol ok. And are you sure OJ did it? And was OJ a cop?
Many people are raising questions about the tactics employed in this struggle. One feature is Ten Counterproductive Behaviors of Social Justice Educators. Is the action designed to affect change, or to satisfy the ego of the actor? If you are trying to talk to police, maybe a donut shop would be preferred to a trendy Manhattan bruncherie.
A twitter crusader recently made a comment about having fun by calling out people on “racist” behavior. The verbatim quote is lost in the annals of twitterdom. A google search for “feel good calling out” found an article, Stop Calling People Out. The idea is to get better results by calling forth, rather than calling out. Allow the person to save face, and this person might listen to your message.
Mohandas Gandhi knew a thing, or two, about affecting change. He is quoted as saying “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” (Information about the source is in the linked article.) Maybe the social justice bully is the weak party today. The showboat tactics are an indication of this weakness.
Pictures are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”.