Re:Why does every advert look the same? Corporate Memphis
by olivermarks on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @05:03PM
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I have done this, yes. Your point is well taken: no question there is support for less racism towards black people (including racism amongst black peoples) but there is often deep suspicion about political motives of movements, from the black power 70's to the current Marxist BLM leadership.
Many POC are right wing of course, an inconvenient truth for people who like to think we live in a world of blue (good) versus Red (bad).
Re:Why does every advert look the same? Corporate Memphis
by wayoutthere on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:23AM
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It’s a talking point from the right I’ve been hearing recently, along with “there were more slaves in Africa than the US”. It’s just more whataboutisms to distract from the utter lack of coherent policy from that side of the US political spectrum.
Re:Why does every advert look the same? Corporate Memphis
by olivermarks on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @05:04PM
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Do you seriously think there were more slaves in the USA than in Africa?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Africa
Re:Why does every advert look the same? Corporate Memphis
by chaosite on Monday May 31, 2021 @03:28AM
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The person you're replying to did not at any point say that.
What he said was that deflecting criticism of slavery in North America by mentioning slavery in Africa is an attempt to mislead by distraction, i.e., whataboutism. Yes, there were horrible things done elsewhere; but that does lessen the horrible things done in the USA in any way.
Have you done this? I live in a majority black neighborhood but not in California and I talk to my neighbors. I have heard a lot of skepticism and hostility towards _the organization calling itself by that name_. But not towards the movement itself or the phrase it uses to represent itself.