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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2020 22:39:22 GMT
One riot almost 30 years ago doesn't = "always." You are sounding racist. I hope not intentionally. And Avril is ensconced in the leafy gated burb of Sherman Oaks........I think she'll be ok. I didn't mean to sound racist. I didn't put a great deal of thought into the post to be honest. I assumed the black guy died in LA, I didn't realize he died in Minnesota. Sorry if my post offended anyone. www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/donwtown-la-police-brutality-protest-george-floyd-death/2369795/Yeah, they are 2000 miles from each other. No worries bro.
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Post by ben545 on May 28, 2020 22:45:38 GMT
Yeah, they are 2000 miles from each other. No worries bro. Still managed to earn myself a 10 percent warning.
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Post by ben545 on May 29, 2020 19:15:11 GMT
I'm so glad Derek Chauvin has been charged with third degree murder and manslaughter for the death of George Floyd. Hopefully the rioting will stop now and things can get back to normal. It really hurts me when people accuse me of being racist, I hope you all realise that. I'm not racist at all.
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Post by coraline on May 29, 2020 21:25:41 GMT
Did avril delete her post about it? I can't find it anywhere.
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Post by ben545 on May 29, 2020 21:36:41 GMT
Instagram posts are only put up for 24 hours.
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Post by ben545 on May 30, 2020 20:35:26 GMT
Yeah but it's so rare that she acknowledges real world news like this kind. She knows it might affect her. Blacks have always rioted in LA and normally cause a lot of damage. I have been thinking about my post that was flagged as being offensive and have come to the conclusion that the term "blacks" was inappropriate as people of all races protest and riot. Rioting is not exclusively a black issue and I was wrong to use that term and I am sorry about that. I wasn't thinking.
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Post by vaako21 on May 31, 2020 19:46:29 GMT
She knows it might affect her. Blacks have always rioted in LA and normally cause a lot of damage. I have been thinking about my post that was flagged as being offensive and have come to the conclusion that the term "blacks" was inappropriate as people of all races protest and riot. Rioting is not exclusively a black issue and I was wrong to use that term and I am sorry about that. I wasn't thinking. Its fine dont think too much about speech policing, its just a way how progressives try to reprogram our brains. Soon we wont even be able to use the word jogger because its offensive for some even tho its mostly used in jest. And political correctness is killing everything funny, Dave Chapell and his Stick and Stones show pointed that out pretty well there.
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Post by ben545 on May 31, 2020 19:58:50 GMT
I have been thinking about my post that was flagged as being offensive and have come to the conclusion that the term "blacks" was inappropriate as people of all races protest and riot. Rioting is not exclusively a black issue and I was wrong to use that term and I am sorry about that. I wasn't thinking. Its fine dont think too much about speech policing, its just a way how progressives try to reprogram our brains. Soon we wont even be able to use the word jogger because its offensive for some even tho its mostly used in jest. And political correctness is killing everything funny, Dave Chapell and his Stick and Stones show pointed that out pretty well there. Thanks for the show of support!
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Post by teachthechildren on Jun 1, 2020 16:57:08 GMT
I have been thinking about my post that was flagged as being offensive and have come to the conclusion that the term "blacks" was inappropriate as people of all races protest and riot. Rioting is not exclusively a black issue and I was wrong to use that term and I am sorry about that. I wasn't thinking. Its fine dont think too much about speech policing, its just a way how progressives try to reprogram our brains. Soon we wont even be able to use the word jogger because its offensive for some even tho its mostly used in jest. And political correctness is killing everything funny, Dave Chapell and his Stick and Stones show pointed that out pretty well there. Holy forking shirtballs. If you check my profile you will see that I NEVER reply and only lurk around here. I actually used to have another account here, something like AvrilRocks100 (or some deviation from that). Anyway, let met start out by saying I am NOT American (which is a ridiculous term, since America includes North, Central and South America), I'm Dutch. So what the fuck do I know? Excuse me, English is NOT my first language. So here I go: "It's just a way how progressives try to reprogram our brains".. Wtf are you trying to say here? Dude, TIME's FUCKING UP on bigotry. Get your fucking shit together. People advocating progression are where it's at. The word "reprogram" suggests there's manipulation going on. There's no manipulation going here. You're either progressive or you're a bigot. Facts are facts, America.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jun 1, 2020 18:32:21 GMT
Might I suggest we stick to the topic at hand here before thi turns into a political debate? If you want to discuss politics or continue the discussion of George Floyd, please either take it to an appropriate thread or private message. This thread is for Avrils social media posts. Unless she posts anything more directly related to this, please let’s not discuss it here.
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Post by teachthechildren on Jun 1, 2020 18:41:27 GMT
Might I suggest we stick to the topic at hand here before thi turns into a political debate? If you want to discuss politics or continue the discussion of George Floyd, please either take it to an appropriate thread or private message. This thread is for Avrils social media posts. Unless she posts anything more directly related to this, please let’s not discuss it here. Aren't you the same user who suggested Avril is using George Floyd for social gain?
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jun 1, 2020 19:23:10 GMT
Might I suggest we stick to the topic at hand here before thi turns into a political debate? If you want to discuss politics or continue the discussion of George Floyd, please either take it to an appropriate thread or private message. This thread is for Avrils social media posts. Unless she posts anything more directly related to this, please let’s not discuss it here. Aren't you the same user who suggested Avril is using George Floyd for social gain? In response to something she directly posted about it, yes I gave my opinion on why I think she might have commented on it. She hasn't posted anything useful, like links to donate to organizations or petitions to sign. I do think she genuinely cares about the issue of racism but she is also not really posting anything to help create the change she says should happen. Again, the thread is for Avril's social media posts. If she posts anything directly related to this issue, it's fine to comment on it here. But if you want to start discussing general politics, racism, or anything else, it should go to another thread as it will start getting off topic.
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Post by biggerwow on Jun 1, 2020 19:46:55 GMT
And a letter from Jay Z.
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Post by biggerwow on Jun 1, 2020 20:00:28 GMT
How about we just keep this thread up with actual posts from Avril's social media? And avril_snapchat lol
Sort of like an archive of her posts. Or should we just get a widget? Is that what they're called 🤔
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Post by eismann on Jun 2, 2020 11:27:10 GMT
I am extremely happy she isn't posting any ignorant hippie-stuff like "let's all become friends / let love guide you / we are all human / I don't see colours". Avril (like many millions of other - white - people) is probably truely worried about the ongoing discrimination of Black people and the ongoing police brutality against Black protestors - at the same time she is part of the problem, so I really really hope she educates herself and has some comversations with Black people. It is a slow and painful progress for white people to understand privilege and inequality. It is a first step for her to speak out (I think it happenened only 1-2 times that she acknowledged political topics) and I hope she secretly donates tons of money.
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