Tariq been told y'all
the breh has some insight
Tariq been told y'all
What have they done? They just cause confusion and dont address any issues. Never have a plan of action.
Btw I have no issues with women gays etc being included in any movement but to totally erase black men is not acceptable nor is fighting homophobia, misogyny, transphobia a priority over black autonomy for any real black movement.
Repped.well, damn... and that's not from some nominal member, that's the founder. that statement is just an extension of the latent hate a segment of black women from the 90s to now have harbored toward black men for our perceived "privilege"
i'm realizing this fear and disdain of black male LEADERSHIP definitely transcends race and gender
the fact that black males are the most traditionally masculine is alienating to a lot of people, so we get these back-handed critiques.
so the inherent flaw of the black power movement, amidst all the powerful work/leadership they provided in marginalized communties wasn't COINTELPRO, mass incarceration of black males or the influx of crack, but the inability to "center" all these aforementioned groups?
in between all that, we had the time to primarily responsible for oppressing and silencing all these groups all this time, huh?
i feel like malcolm, huey x, garvey, etc. would've been torn to shreds heavily in critique by this group based on this rationale
this is some dubious shyt.
thing is, BLM already has the blessing of white liberals everywhere, so they're going to dominate the black culture discourse... the "buy black, love black" rhetoric is gonna be relegated to the internet, because productive black movements that are perceived as "divisive" aren't allowed to gain traction in america without push back.
black men need to continue to make power moves nonetheless, cuz the hate is coming from all avenues, even for things we aren't respoinsible for
Thank you!!!
The Irritated Genie exposed Black Lives Matter as a front for the LGBT community a while ago.
"[Black Lives Matter] goes beyond the narrow nationalism that can be prevalent within Black communities, which merely call on Black people to love Black, live Black and buy Black, keeping straight cis Black men in the front of the movement while our sisters, queer and trans and disabled folk take up roles in the background or not at all."
Oh hell nah
This shyt is just blatant now"[Black Lives Matter] goes beyond the narrow nationalism that can be prevalent within Black communities, which merely call on Black people to love Black, live Black and buy Black, keeping straight cis Black men in the front of the movement while our sisters, queer and trans and disabled folk take up roles in the background or not at all."
Oh hell nah
Professional shyt slingers. That's pretty much it. Problem solving isn't on the menuWhat have they done? They just cause confusion and dont address any issues. Never have a plan of action.
In a move that illustrates the intersectionality of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the work of activists who advocate for LGBTQI rights, the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee has named BLM as one of its grand marshals for the 2016 pride parade.
The 46th annual San Francisco Pride Parade is scheduled for June 26, and this year’s theme is “For Racial and Economic Justice.” SFist reports that the parade typically has about 13 grand marshals each year. Black Lives Matter will serve as the organizational grand marshal; co-founder Alicia Garza was a grand marshal in 2015. It’s an honor that closely aligns with the mission of the organization, which includes the following passage:
[Black Lives Matter] goes beyond the narrow nationalism that can be prevalent within Black communities, which merely call on Black people to love Black, live Black and buy Black, keeping straight cis Black men in the front of the movement while our sisters, queer and trans and disabled folk take up roles in the background or not at all.
Black Lives Matter affirms the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, black-undocumented folks, folks with records, women and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. It centers those that have been marginalized within Black liberation movements. It is a tactic to (re)build the Black liberation movement.
The group also announced two other grand marshals, both of whom are people of color. Larry Yang, who has helped to create several LGBTQI meditation groups in the Bay Area, will be the community grand marshal. And Janetta Johnson, executive director of the Transgender Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project, is the member’s choice for community grand marshal.
Black Lives Matter to Help Lead San Francisco Pride Parade
Not that I doubted it but you were right breh @Poitier
-waits for all the hoteps and homophobes enter the thread-
We all know how this thread is gonna go.