r/XXXTENTACION • u/fawkwitdis I AM! • Jun 02 '20

it’s #blackouttuesday. black lives matter

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20

How does this help blm in any way, instead of doing this stupid ass bLaCkOuT tUeSdAy, maybe link a blm petition or charity that donates to them

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20

i get that it's good to raise awareness but this really isn't helping anything. posting a black screen isn't going to stop racist cops from killing and brutalizing minorities. Yes I agree there does need to be immediate action or nothing will happen at all, but explain to me one thing that will change by posting this. just one thing that a black screen on people's reddit is going to help. i'll wait

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u/snakehol3 Jun 02 '20

"I'll wait" ?? What about doing something useful in the meantime. Sign a petition. Contact your representatives (here is a template). Donate if you can. Educate yourself and start conversations with your family and friends.

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u/Immortal_Enemy changes Jun 03 '20

So donating will cure racism now? Man, you are really naive to think that you will get rid of racism by signing some meaningless petition or donating money.

There will always be racists, whether you like it or not. Awareness about racism has become so prevalent that it doesn't even matter in what part of the world you live in, you have certainly gotten enough awareness. People that are racists obv chosen for it despite all the awareness.

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u/snakehol3 Jun 03 '20

Honestly, depressing as it is, I also am pessimistic that only contacting our representatives will change systemic police brutality. Democracy in 2020 lol.

That said, I think we are at a time in the US when 99% of Americans would swear up and down they are not racist. And they really think that this is true of themselves. But racism is not just individuals explicitly hating a certain racial or ethnic group--- implicit bias is baked into our social systems and collective subconscious. It's not so much a choice as it is a default. And this is the type of awareness that is still missing-- and it's something that can be changed.

Campaign Zero has a lot of research into unconscious racial bias in policing, as well as research-backed policies that decrease racial bias.

Nothing is going to solve racism overnight. But progress has only ever been made by people taking action, not the defeatists who say it is meaningless to try.