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Post by biggerwow on Jun 13, 2020 0:05:09 GMT
Just some information from someone who lives in California. I will get to Avril I promise. But I feel like some need to be informed as to not cause misunderstandings.
Protests have been peaceful. I think they always have been. Unfortunately, there were some bad seeds looting and that's what the media focused on. I think California has been one of the lucky states where there wasn't violence against peaceful protestors. While other states have had problems with authorities bullying peaceful protestors.
Now about Avril's post and the comment section. I do not think any of those people are thinking about the damages of a protest. They are obviously talking about the lack of social distancing in the video Avril shared. I'm not gonna lie, I am too. We should still be social distancing. But they are also completely disregarding the reason behind these protests. Some are even dissapointed in Avril for encouraging it or something. Again, completely missing the point of her post. I only saw a few that were outwardly showing their racism or disappointment because she shared something political. Either way, I say let's ignore those negative comments. I'm sure Avril will too.
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Post by ame · 雨 on Jun 13, 2020 1:50:18 GMT
Exactly, that's what i was thinking. I don't think nobody's pissed at peaceful protestors, like, why would you be? (i guess some racists out there but definitely not the GP). But i do know cases of shops and public services or robbers here and there, i'm pretty aware that's not the general situation there.
Again, i don't think the debate here is about racism or fighting against it anymore, i think people are more concerned about the protests being safe and peaceful. At least that's what i've seen on media. I hardly ever saw a racist comment if not any.
Anyways, as you said, she probably doesn't even read the comments, which i guess is for the best xD
(sorry for extending the topic that much)
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Post by adamf83 on Jun 13, 2020 12:43:00 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. They were kind of blaming Avril for the lack of social distancing though, which I don’t find fair. Some brought Lyme into it as well. There was some pretty disgusting things said.
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Post by abbeylavigne97 on Jun 15, 2020 19:47:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2020 21:03:09 GMT
Adorable 😍
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Post by biggerwow on Jun 15, 2020 21:11:10 GMT
Gah I wish I knew how to make gifs. The wink with the deviled eggs and the skating Swiffer bit would be great gifs.
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Post by eismann on Jun 15, 2020 22:11:28 GMT
It is ridiculous how much more comfortable and likeable she is in all these video interviews compared to her "in person" interviews... She really needs to communicate more often to us via social media
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Post by Uncle Bob on Jun 15, 2020 22:14:09 GMT
Gah I wish I knew how to make gifs. The wink with the deviled eggs and the skating Swiffer bit would be great gifs. Try this.
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Post by Sara on Jun 16, 2020 11:42:02 GMT
It is ridiculous how much more comfortable and likeable she is in all these video interviews compared to her "in person" interviews... She really needs to communicate more often to us via social media I think she is more comfortable because she is at home, in her environment, with her friends. Interviews in person always make her uncomfortable and her usual shyness emerges. This video was very cool. Nobody could think Avril as a good cook, myself too, but from these videos we could see that she must be really good!
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Post by Blackstar02 on Jun 16, 2020 16:52:00 GMT
I hope she keeps her inner teenage self forever ❤️
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Post by adamf83 on Jun 16, 2020 22:09:33 GMT
I hope she keeps her inner teenage self forever ❤️ I agree, it’s one of the main things I love her for.
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Post by ben545 on Jun 19, 2020 17:44:59 GMT
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Post by ben545 on Jun 19, 2020 22:33:29 GMT
I don't know how to embed the video but Pete plays the guitar and Avril sings WAW. Really stripped back performance.
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Post by Blackstar02 on Jun 21, 2020 12:40:48 GMT
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Post by ben545 on Jun 21, 2020 13:42:10 GMT
Avril's Kelly and Ryan performance of WAW. 19/06/2020
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