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Post by Meteora on Jun 2, 2020 15:44:37 GMT
I will only say that I like the fact that cares about it and that is at some point linked to the protests for justice. Nothing else to say bc I'm white and it's not my time to raise my voice. We have so many people making noise out there. We should listen more to the ones who are fighting for their rights now.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jun 2, 2020 16:06:16 GMT
I will only say that I like the fact that cares about it and that is at some point linked to the protests for justice. Nothing else to say bc I'm white and it's not my time to raise my voice. We have so many people making noise out there. We should listen more to the ones who are fighting for their rights now. On the contrary though, white people should be raising their voices as allies. This is no different than when the Civil War was going on or the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s was happening and they had white advocates helping. It's in times like these when white voices actually are needed as allies to stand up to white racists. A lot of white racists think every white person thinks like them - when a white person stands up and says no, actually this is wrong, they see that in fact not every white person does think this way. As the people with the most amount of privilege and least amount of risk, white people are actually supposed to stand up and support.
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Post by biggerwow on Jun 2, 2020 16:29:56 GMT
Agreed. White people need to speak up too. Think about all the white supremacists out there speaking up. They are loud and they got power. The fight back can't only be done by people of color. Your public support is encouraged and welcome as a person.
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Post by eismann on Jun 9, 2020 14:21:55 GMT
I am surprised she is continuing to post about the struggle of Black people and the Black Lives Matter movement. It's great!
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Post by adamf83 on Jun 10, 2020 17:42:28 GMT
I’m really sad to read some of the comments on Avril latest Facebook status. Some of the comments directed at her are just vile. All just for having an opinion like any of us and using that opinion to try and do something positive.
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Post by Uncle Bob on Jun 12, 2020 10:44:30 GMT
I’m really sad to read some of the comments on Avril latest Facebook status. Some of the comments directed at her are just vile. All just for having an opinion like any of us and using that opinion to try and do something positive. You can't allow the rantings of random strangers get you down. There will always be stupid people. As long as social media exists, they will have a platform to spew their vile and hateful beliefs. I read some of the comments. It gets boring very quick. I just smile and go on about my life.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jun 12, 2020 13:56:49 GMT
There is always a risk anytime someone, especially a celebrity, says anything political. Avril knows she’s going to piss some people off but she posts what she wants anyway. I don’t think she even probably reads most of the comments she gets, good or bad.
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Post by adamf83 on Jun 12, 2020 15:46:14 GMT
There is always a risk anytime someone, especially a celebrity, says anything political. Avril knows she’s going to piss some people off but she posts what she wants anyway. I don’t think she even probably reads most of the comments she gets, good or bad. I hope she didn't read them. Some people saying they are stopping being a fan just because she posted a photo of a protest in L.A. It just annoys me that she's getting attacked like that when all she has done has tried to do things to help a good cause in a responsible way when it comes to both the pandemic and the protests. She hasn't once broke any lockdown rules or encouraged anybody else to.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jun 12, 2020 20:48:57 GMT
There is always a risk anytime someone, especially a celebrity, says anything political. Avril knows she’s going to piss some people off but she posts what she wants anyway. I don’t think she even probably reads most of the comments she gets, good or bad. I hope she didn't read them. Some people saying they are stopping being a fan just because she posted a photo of a protest in L.A. It just annoys me that she's getting attacked like that when all she has done has tried to do things to help a good cause in a responsible way when it comes to both the pandemic and the protests. She hasn't once broke any lockdown rules or encouraged anybody else to. Unfortunately she isn’t the only one that has dealt with that. Most celebs who have brought up this issue have lost fans/followers. The way I see it is that if someone standing up to racism is a dealbreaker for some, they couldn’t have been much of a fan in the first place. Nor is that someone any artist would want as a fan anyway.
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Post by ben545 on Jun 12, 2020 20:56:27 GMT
I read quite a few comments on that Facebook post and most of them were just complaining that there was no social distancing while people were protesting which I thought was a fair comment. I didn't read any racist or offensive comments. I read about 100 posts.
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Post by ame · 雨 on Jun 12, 2020 22:29:14 GMT
A lot of people are angry because of the protests have caused a lot of damage and it's out of control in some cases, I GUESS, i don't live there so i know little about it. But i think they're pissed bc a lot celebrities promote it without thinking about the damage it may cause to some others.
idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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