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Racial Tension in the U.S.
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Wrathe
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It's just a silly argument when we've seen the effects of broken homes so flatly in our Black families. Family is one of the most important concepts to teach and share with our children.
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This is why rejecting "white constructs" is precarious. Sometimes it's not "being white". Sometimes it's a marker of and catalyst for success.. If it's just drawn up as whiteness and black people are rejecting it for being so, it means you're throwing out things that work for anyone, regardless of their skin color, and are pretty detrimental
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A two parent household is incredibly important. The numbers are declining for all races and we can see the negative effects.
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People can hate on religion if they want but it sure seems to have a substantial impact on creating families and keeping them together.
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No, this isn't the alt-right encouraging black women to abort their babies. It's Planned Parenthood.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/22989/planned-parenthood-encourages-black-women-america-ben-shapiro
http://www.dailywire.com/news/22989/planned-parenthood-encourages-black-women-america-ben-shapiro
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That is not the message. It's labeled #ScaryStats not #LifeHacks (heh). They are saying that pregnancy should be safer for black women. Look at their second tweet here:
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Holy fuck. I thought that would be some pro-life site trying to play the Margaret Sanger card as part of a campaign. But no - it's Planned Parenthood itself playing the Margaret Sanger card. Wow.
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oh well since they said so. #toospookyforme
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It's horrible. It's arguing for things to be changed, right? Which PP likely figures isn't going to happen for the rest of the Trump Administration.
So exactly what message does it send to black women in the meantime? "Kill your babies - it's safer than giving birth!"
It's offensive and repulsive.
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It's still a bad tweet to send out, imo. While I understand that they're trying to raise awareness, putting that out there is harmful. A pregnant black girl could see it and think "well shit I don't want to die" and be influenced to get an abortion.
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My guess is you didn't read the tweet in context?
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This is just mind-boggling...
I'm thinking some of you guys should talk to women a bit more... Because no woman who isn't mentally handicapped would read those tweets and come to that conclusion..
Jesus Christ...
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When black abortions outpace black births I think that's a problem. What should we talk to them about? My belief on what abortion is isn't going to change, so they're not going to be able to rationalize it to me.
This is just mind-boggling...
Methinks some of you guys should talk to pregnant women a bit more...
http://www.politifact.com/texas/sta...a-meyer-says-more-black-babies-are-aborted-n/
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Canadian Music Festival Says Sorry For ‘Racist’ White Staffer Who Didn’t Want To Move To The Back
A music festival in Halifax, Canada has apologized for “overt racism” following a volunteer staffer’s refusal to move to the back because she is Caucasian.
According to the National Post, performer Lido Pimienta, who won the 2017 Polaris Prize, frequently asks all white members of her audience to move to the back and give up their seats to non-white audience members. They must do so regardless of whether they pay more for their seating.
The Halifax Pop Explosion music festival is apologizing for the actions of a photographer who refused to acquiesce to Pimienta’s request during her October 19 show. Her refusal to do so was considered an “interruption” and deemed an act of “overt racism,” according to the festival’s board of directors, who are now promising to make changes to the event.
The board promises to improve “anti-oppression and anti-racism training” for their staff next year, essentially asking them to give in to the demands of people who supposedly face more oppression than they do.
“We are sorry that one of our volunteers interrupted your art, your show, and your audience by being aggressive and racist,” wrote vice-chairman Georgie Dudka on Facebook.
The festival states that the volunteer photographer and several other members of the audience reacted poorly to Pimienta’s urging for them to move to the back. Pimienta invited “brown girls to the front.” When the volunteer refused, Pimienta took it upon herself to remove her from the event.
Dudka wrote: “They have since received notification from the festival that they are no longer welcome to volunteer with us.”
“We will not accept this behaviour and neither should you,” he added. “Be responsible for your friends – talk to them and support them as they move towards unpacking their racism. People of Colour deserve safe spaces and it is your responsibility to help. It is also ours.”
According to Allie O’Manique, who tours with Pimienta and attended the show, the female photographer’s refusal to remove herself from the spot near the front prompted other audience members near her to become enraged over her insistence of staying.
“She just kept saying, ‘Move to the back,’” said O’Manique. “Finally after saying it about 10 times — and the woman refused to move — (Pimienta) said, ‘You’re cutting into my set time and you’re disrespecting these women, and I don’t have time for this.’”
An audience member who was one of the women invited to the front told National Post that she was surprised by the photographer’s refusal to move and blamed it on the crowd for believing in the concept of “reverse racism.”
“I don’t know if I would say it can be attributed to the crowd Pop Explosion gets, or more so just the sort of people that exist in Halifax and the mindsets that prevail here,” she said.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/29/c...e-staffer-who-didnt-want-to-move-to-the-back/
A music festival in Halifax, Canada has apologized for “overt racism” following a volunteer staffer’s refusal to move to the back because she is Caucasian.
According to the National Post, performer Lido Pimienta, who won the 2017 Polaris Prize, frequently asks all white members of her audience to move to the back and give up their seats to non-white audience members. They must do so regardless of whether they pay more for their seating.
The Halifax Pop Explosion music festival is apologizing for the actions of a photographer who refused to acquiesce to Pimienta’s request during her October 19 show. Her refusal to do so was considered an “interruption” and deemed an act of “overt racism,” according to the festival’s board of directors, who are now promising to make changes to the event.
The board promises to improve “anti-oppression and anti-racism training” for their staff next year, essentially asking them to give in to the demands of people who supposedly face more oppression than they do.
“We are sorry that one of our volunteers interrupted your art, your show, and your audience by being aggressive and racist,” wrote vice-chairman Georgie Dudka on Facebook.
The festival states that the volunteer photographer and several other members of the audience reacted poorly to Pimienta’s urging for them to move to the back. Pimienta invited “brown girls to the front.” When the volunteer refused, Pimienta took it upon herself to remove her from the event.
Dudka wrote: “They have since received notification from the festival that they are no longer welcome to volunteer with us.”
“We will not accept this behaviour and neither should you,” he added. “Be responsible for your friends – talk to them and support them as they move towards unpacking their racism. People of Colour deserve safe spaces and it is your responsibility to help. It is also ours.”
According to Allie O’Manique, who tours with Pimienta and attended the show, the female photographer’s refusal to remove herself from the spot near the front prompted other audience members near her to become enraged over her insistence of staying.
“She just kept saying, ‘Move to the back,’” said O’Manique. “Finally after saying it about 10 times — and the woman refused to move — (Pimienta) said, ‘You’re cutting into my set time and you’re disrespecting these women, and I don’t have time for this.’”
An audience member who was one of the women invited to the front told National Post that she was surprised by the photographer’s refusal to move and blamed it on the crowd for believing in the concept of “reverse racism.”
“I don’t know if I would say it can be attributed to the crowd Pop Explosion gets, or more so just the sort of people that exist in Halifax and the mindsets that prevail here,” she said.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/29/c...e-staffer-who-didnt-want-to-move-to-the-back/