In b4 this gets closed too. Ahem... Like I was saying
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Originally posted by Alystar
Couldn't they join forces with the white LGBTs instead yet highlighting the Black LGBT minorities instead of crashing in, ruining the purpose of the protest, and being the center of attention for the wrong reason? Crashing to make their voices to be heard isn't really helping and it's making them look worse and hated. The media is going to have a field trip on it.
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I think therein lies the problem though. A lot of white gays don't WANT to join forces with lgbt poc. The same people who shout "no rice, no spice, no chocolate" and call it "preference, not racism" are the ones sitting in the majority. Why would they want to highlight poc LGBTs? That mentality is even quite visible in the other thread that got closed.
As extra as this is on BLM's part (and mind you this is only ONE branch of BLM, in Toronto. It doesn't represent the actions of every branch), they are bringing up a great point. One that desperately needs to be addressed. Unfortunately, it will just get buried under the "angry black people protest and shut down gay pride parade" narrative as usual.
