From Nay-Sayers to Well-Sayers. Is BLM Working or are "They" Just Making Excuses
- The S Word
- Jul 8, 2020
- 8 min read
It's been 2 long months since my last blog post. I have thought about writing a post every day for those past two months, but for some reason, I couldn't get myself to write. But we can catch up later, let discuss the important stuff first. What's that? Black lives.
If anything in this post, is wrong information, please contact me and let me know.
I know people would much rather talk about how terrible my spelling and grammar may be throughout this post rather than trying to understand my message, but I already have my degree, and I can talk how I please.
If this post offends anyone not black and not with the movement.... oh well.
8 minutes and 46 seconds
May 25, 2020, a father, son, brother, friend, a BLACK MAN, was killed by a knee to the neck held by a police officer for allegedly having a counterfeit bill. His name is George Floyd. For 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the police had his knee placed on George Floyd, as he stated and pleaded “Please, I can’t breathe.” “My stomach hurts.” “My neck hurts.” “Everything hurts.” “They’re going to kill me.” 8 minutes and 46 seconds, and for the last few seconds George was what looked to be dead.
His death caught on video for millions to see. For millions to debate about. What is there to debate about? To me and many others all this is just another, "I Can't Breath"... Again. For many people this is when enough was enough.
Well, if he hadn't had a fake bill on him then he would still be alive?
Oh ok. I didnt know using fake money means being put to death.
Well, maybe someone should've jumped in and saved him?
Right, because the cops would've definitely allowed that.
Well-
You know what if you hear the words "black man died" or "George Floyd on ANY other victim" and say "Well" with a rebuttal to follow, check your biases, check your ignorance.
8 bullets
Black Lives Matter began protesting for George's death and the imprisonment of all of the officers involved.
But the story wouldn't be right if there wasn't another person to add to the list; right? bigots, racists, well-sayers?
March 13, 2020, a daughter, friend to many, an emergency medical technician, a BLACK WOMAN, Breonna Taylor was murdered in her own home while she slept. No drugs, nothing illegal in the home, except for the questionable break-in and murder that police committed.
Well, the cops were just doing their jobs.
Shooting at a sleeping person 8 times? That's the police's job. Great thanks for telling me that. Duly noted.
Well, the boyfriend had a gun.
The boyfriend was in his home when there was a knock on the door with no one answering. All of a sudden the door flew off the hinges. You would've used your weapon too. You become frightened and want to pull out weapons whenever you see people that don't look like you, don't you?
"Why are you attacking me? I don’t even kill flies!"
On Aug. 24, 2019, a 23-year-old BLACK YOUNG MAN named Elijah McClain was walking home from the store when he was stopped by police after a call from someone saying he looked "suspicious" for wearing a ski mask. In the police officer's words, Elijah "resisted arrest."
An officer put him in a carotid hold, given a high dose of ketamine, and died of a heart attack. These were Elijah McClain last words:
I can’t breathe. I have my ID right here. My name is Elijah McClain. That’s my house. I was just going home. I’m an introvert. I’m just different. That’s all. I’m so sorry. I have no gun. I don’t do that stuff. I don’t do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? I don’t even kill flies! I don’t eat meat! But I don’t judge people, I don’t judge people who do eat meat. Forgive me. All I was trying to do was become better. I will do it. I will do anything. Sacrifice my identity, I’ll do it. You all are phenomenal. You are beautiful and I love you. Try to forgive me. I’m a mood Gemini. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Ow, that really hurt. You are all very strong. Teamwork makes the dream work. Oh, I’m sorry I wasn’t trying to do that. I just can’t breathe correctly.
Well, maybe if he wasn't wearing a mask he wouldn't have scared anyone.
Is there a law against wearing a mask? If someone is casually WALKING down the street with a mask does that make them suspicious? Does a mask mean be put to death? One more things, when a white kid, sorry Man, (since every one loves to age black people so quickly) so happens to shoot up a school, and you all say , "He's just mentally ill." Does the evidence you find on their social media of their guns and whatever else look suspicious to you? Why don't you report that?
Well, the officers were just doing their jobs?
So an officer's job is to cut off one's oxygen until they die because they "looked suspicious"?
"Black Lives Matter Is a Hate Group"
Black lives matter has been really making waves. These deaths and these killings, made everyone say, "enough is enough, we are tired."
Every protest was peaceful, it was meaningful and powerful. You heard every person's voice. You felt their pain.
Yes, there was a SHORT period of time where things got out of hand. Rioting began, looting happened.
And of course, it was blamed on Black Lives Matter.
Well, if you all want change so much then why riot, why loot?
You must not have seen the videos of people who weren't black and weren't a part of the protests also looting/rioting right? But most importantly, just because there are some multi-million dollar worth businesses that have been destroyed, that can get repaired at any time, that means we don't deserve change?
The Carls and Karens of the World
Something about this movement has also brought out the white people who have been hiding this whole time; the racists. Which in my opinion, is so good. Stop hiding. Tell us how you really feel.
There has been footage of "alleged" lynchings, multiple videos of White women and men threatening to call the cops on Black people for no reason.
Well-
Well, the cops are here to protect me.
Exactly, protect YOU and your privilege. The cops are your weapons against black people, correct?
Well, that's not what I was saying.
That's what it sound like.
While saying Carl and Karen is very catchy, and at times funny, the situations aren't funny at all. I know many don't believe in cancel culture and believe that it ruins people's lives, but you can't continue working in a field that is meant to help all kinds of people and have bigotry and hate in your heart.
Why do you think there are so many black deaths in hospitals, black pregnant women dying, so many black people being told nothing is wrong with them and then dying in their homes. Why are some black people so afraid of being organ donors. Now, these are just speculations of mines and things I have heard, but I believe there is some truth in them.
Which is why I believe in saying their names.
Black on Black Crime... Is What They Call it
Just another saying to get you away from the message that we are trying to spread.
Of course, all violence is wrong and I'm not saying that to justify the violence but subjectifying it is wrong as well.
Well, you all kill each other anyways, you need to worry about that?
Right now, we're talking about the police killings, don't try to take black-on-black crimes and put your own little spin on it to make it seem like we only kill each other. Each race kills within their own race, yet you don't hear things like "Latino-on-Latino crime" or "white-on-white crime, etc."
How About You Hear Us Out...For Once
While Black Lives Matter had been striving, people are also coming up with ideas that could help us in the long run.
I honestly don't know much about this topic so I will leave an article and encourage you to look it up yourselves.
But from what I know, people are interested in cutting back on the police funding, and their budgets to create more community awareness. When something small happens, instead of calling the police, so they can speed down the streets with their bright lights and hand on their weapon looking intimidating, someone from the community will come and solve the problem, someone trained of course.
I agree with this movement. I once said when I was younger, "Why don't Black officers stay in the black neighborhoods. I didn't say that to be ignorant or to want segregation. I just thought that would've been great because if they are black, they would be more understanding of black people. But that is untrue isn't it, Alex Kueng, who stood there and let George Floyd die.
AlL LiVes MaTtER
Yeah, ok sure. We're back on this subject. It's weird how you all ONLY say this when we say, Black Lives Matter. You never say it on a regular day, just when one of us has been killed and we chant it, then you say it.
I'm sure you have heard every analogy there is and you still don't care. You choose to be ignorant.
I'm sure you heard of, "if there is a house on fire and the fire truck comes to put out the fire, are they going to pour water on every house in the neighborhood or just the house on fire."
I even created one, "If there are 100 pieces in a puzzle, and you are almost done but you can't find that one puzzle, do you consider the puzzle to be complete, or do you look for that last piece."
That burning house, that lost puzzle piece are black lives. We're the ones lost and on fire right now. Not white lives, so why say something so ignorant as All Lives Matter.
Well, all lives do matter because-
Hold on, let me cut you off right quick. Did we say ONLY Black Lives Matter? We know all lives out there are important, but right now can we just focus on the ones you love to hate. The ones who the "protect and serve" people are killing?
Well, maybe you should say, Black Lives Matter Too.
All lives can't matter until black ones do, so where does the "too" fit? And why do we have to change our phrase, just for your liking?
It's just like saying:
OMG, I've just been cured of cancer.
Um ok, but you do know all cancers matter right? See you didn't like that did you?
Well, cancer is something I could've died from. How dare you say something so rude and wrong.
But you all say All Lives Matter against all the black people who DID die.
Do you get it now? No? Whatever.
To the Nay-Sayers and Well-Sayers continue showing us who you are.
Here Just Take This and Then Can We Call It Even?
Aunt Jemima, making black characters for black people, the NFL playing the black national anthem, the Black lives matter wordings on the streets.
All of these things are cool, long overdue, but they're nice. But they don't get rid of the fact that people had to die and people had to protest and basically plead for this to happen.
Also, this isn't at all what people were asking for. So I can understand why people are stating, "we didn't ask for this." They asked for the defunding of police not the removal of some cartoon character.
Well, we gave you all of this, what more do you want?
Um... I don't know, maybe what we asked for.
People don't understand how small of a step this is to getting to where we really need to be.
They think we should be grateful.
They think we should get over it.
They think we should just accept whatever scrappings they give us.
They THINK we are going to get over this.
But we're not!
To the Nay-Sayers and Well-Sayers continue showing us who you are.
To the ones with the movement, you all are doing great!
Don't let Black Lives Matter just be a catchphrase or something to talk about for a week and let it disappear. It's more than a slogan. Black Lives Matter every day!
Please leave your comments and opinions in the comment section below.
I hope you all are staying safe. Wherever you have a good morning, good evening, good afternoon, and a good night. I'll be back to talk "S" Word with you later.
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