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this is it. this is peak meme. do you have any idea the specific culmination of absurd and unlikely events that needed to happen in order for this one single awful sentence to live comfortably, no, effortlessly within the general populace of human comprehension?
it's beautiful. it's hideous. it's everything.
Ignorant fools/racists:
More white people are killed by cops that black people.
This guy:
Clip ‘n save.
“You can stop saying that dumb shit.”
[Transcript:
"You were sent this video because you either said or posted on social media the following statement. "More white people are killed by the cops than black people."
There's 191 million white people, 42 million Black people. You divide 191 by 42, and you find out there's 4.55 [times] as many white people as there are Black people.
So, in 2019, there was 370 white people killed by the cops. And, 370 divided by 4.5 will yield the number 82. That's how many Black people should have been killed by the cops if all things were equal, if it was proportionate.
However, there was 235 Black people killed by the cops. Divided by 82, the number it should have been, you'll find out that's a number 2.87 times higher than what it should have been.
There's three times as many Black people killed than white people by the cops, per capita. So there you have it. Now you understand the numbers, you understand what you were saying is wrong. You can stop saying that dumb shit. And always rem-"
End transcript.]
my head is hurting from this Facebook post does no one understand Hendrix played a distorted version of Star Spangled Banner to protest the Vietnam War and not as some act of great patriotism, it’s like the boomers who lived through this event rewrote the history and purpose of Woodstock to fit with their nationalism, the 1960s saw some of the worst acts of American imperialism and racism....these “hippies” were not just anti-establishment, they wanted civil rights and they wanted America to stop killing people in east Asia simply because they were a threat to American wealth
not only was it distorted, he played his guitar in such a way that it sounded like bombs, missiles, and gunfire. the music wailed and screamed with anguish. it was meant to express the horrors of the vietnam war in the most raw way possible. take a listen, it’s really an amazing piece of art and should in no way be erased to further fascist rhetoric!
Also, around the 2:33 mark, he plays the opening notes to Taps, a song typically reserved for funerals of dead soldiers and the like.
I’m never getting over this AOL commercial
Reblogging for St. Anger being in this week’s livestream
the lea michele situation is actually a prime example of why we should be wary of performative activism right now. if you are supporting the cause by protesting, donating, posting your support, etc. that’s great! but this problem goes so much deeper than just police brutality.
every single non-black person who has posted #blacklivesmatter this week needs to take a step back and analyze whether or not their actions (not just their words) have shown that they truly believe that statement. it’s a clear and obvious choice to speak out against the brutal murder of an innocent man. however, if you are not making the obvious choice every day to speak up for us when your friends/relatives make racist jokes, if you are not listening to and respecting the black people you know in real life, if you have not sat down to analyze the ways you actively benefit from this system, if you have not worked to start unlearning the biases you were raised with, or if you thought “black lives matter” was a controversial statement until this week, do not pretend to care just because everyone is talking about it right now.
when these protests are over, there will still be many battles to fight. this is not a game, and this is not something you post about just for likes and clicks. if you are resting easy right now thinking that you’re “one of the good ones” for showing public outrage over a situation that should anger any reasonable person, you need to do more. racism is not something you can pick and choose when to be against. we don’t get to pick and choose when we experience racism. so if you’re going to get involved with this situation right here, right now, then you need to be ready to hold yourself and others accountable for anti-blackness in all other areas of your life.
white people can and SHOULD reblog!
