DISCLAIMER:
The forums a couple years ago has had multiple conversations about "the N-word" well fast forward to 2016 mostly allocated in the United States. Where issues regarding race, social injustice, and equality at essentially all at their boiling points. The purpose of the Opening Post is for purposes to purely inform and extend an invitation to openly discuss and deliberate each's own individual perspectives in each component of said discussion. That being said, my comments and opinions will most likely follow this post and not be included in the OP. This isn't intelligent discussion, but it's always appreciated to express opinions in tolerance and appreciation of your fellow member's own subjective opinions without reaching incredibly far to intentionally issue malice or ill-intent towards any individual in particular.
It should be noted, that there are several tons of other examples, but I've elected to share some old and more recent ones in the OP, if you'd like to touch on anything that I have missed, have at it!
I am no master at being completely objective so please bare with me.
#BlackLivesMatter
Origin:
July 13th 2013 [3 years ago at the time of this post July 27, 2016]
A rally first following the prolific shooting of african-american teen Trayvon Martin. It's founding took place within the communities to which Martin belonged to. It has since gained recognition following the deaths of two other prolific black men, Michael Brown of Ferguson Missouri and Eric Garner of New York City.
Founders: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi
Purpose:
-Echoing 60 years ago, it is a movement that showcases African-Americans in protest against police brutality and shootings against African-Americans. It highlights racial profiling, prejudices, and racial inequality both social and systemic.
-Claiming affiliations to "Occupy Wall Street" "Pan-Africanism" "LGBTQ Social Movements" "The 1980s Black Feminism Movement" and "The Anti-Apartheid Movement".
-The movement is encouraging the conversations and involvement of the black communities in how they are ultimately viewed, and treated by the society, system, and environment surrounding them; A conversation extended to their children.
-There is no definitive "Hierarchy" but most protests are organized by each's respective communities, often to illustrate non-violent resistance (in the best-case scenario, there have been riots in Ferguson in 2014) before law-enforcement.
-To actively enlist a proposal of reform within law-enforcement from it's current over-aggressive tacts and practices.
Misconception/Confusion:
-Many have openly challenged and openly dismissed the nature of the movement, none more prolific than Rudy Giuliani in a recent interview.
-Many will argue the equal importance in the same light that other non-white lives as well as white live are equally important, generating the counter motion "All Lives Matter"
-It should be noted that the term "All Lives Matter" uses a structure that compares that the lives of african-americans are equally at risk as other non-whites, as well as whites in the face of police brutality, systemic racism, racial inequality, and other injustice(s) in face of the court/legal system.
-The most common criticism denotes the movement as a massive form of "paranoia" and stating dismisses the idea that many of the inequalities the movement expresses concern for simply do not exist.
Notable Examples:
The forums a couple years ago has had multiple conversations about "the N-word" well fast forward to 2016 mostly allocated in the United States. Where issues regarding race, social injustice, and equality at essentially all at their boiling points. The purpose of the Opening Post is for purposes to purely inform and extend an invitation to openly discuss and deliberate each's own individual perspectives in each component of said discussion. That being said, my comments and opinions will most likely follow this post and not be included in the OP. This isn't intelligent discussion, but it's always appreciated to express opinions in tolerance and appreciation of your fellow member's own subjective opinions without reaching incredibly far to intentionally issue malice or ill-intent towards any individual in particular.
It should be noted, that there are several tons of other examples, but I've elected to share some old and more recent ones in the OP, if you'd like to touch on anything that I have missed, have at it!
I am no master at being completely objective so please bare with me.
#BlackLivesMatter
Origin:
July 13th 2013 [3 years ago at the time of this post July 27, 2016]
A rally first following the prolific shooting of african-american teen Trayvon Martin. It's founding took place within the communities to which Martin belonged to. It has since gained recognition following the deaths of two other prolific black men, Michael Brown of Ferguson Missouri and Eric Garner of New York City.
Founders: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi
Purpose:
-Echoing 60 years ago, it is a movement that showcases African-Americans in protest against police brutality and shootings against African-Americans. It highlights racial profiling, prejudices, and racial inequality both social and systemic.
-Claiming affiliations to "Occupy Wall Street" "Pan-Africanism" "LGBTQ Social Movements" "The 1980s Black Feminism Movement" and "The Anti-Apartheid Movement".
-The movement is encouraging the conversations and involvement of the black communities in how they are ultimately viewed, and treated by the society, system, and environment surrounding them; A conversation extended to their children.
-There is no definitive "Hierarchy" but most protests are organized by each's respective communities, often to illustrate non-violent resistance (in the best-case scenario, there have been riots in Ferguson in 2014) before law-enforcement.
-To actively enlist a proposal of reform within law-enforcement from it's current over-aggressive tacts and practices.
Misconception/Confusion:
-Many have openly challenged and openly dismissed the nature of the movement, none more prolific than Rudy Giuliani in a recent interview.
-Many will argue the equal importance in the same light that other non-white lives as well as white live are equally important, generating the counter motion "All Lives Matter"
-It should be noted that the term "All Lives Matter" uses a structure that compares that the lives of african-americans are equally at risk as other non-whites, as well as whites in the face of police brutality, systemic racism, racial inequality, and other injustice(s) in face of the court/legal system.
-The most common criticism denotes the movement as a massive form of "paranoia" and stating dismisses the idea that many of the inequalities the movement expresses concern for simply do not exist.
Notable Examples:
- The Shooting of Trayvon Martin Timeline
- Ferguson, Missouri Timeline 8/9/2014 - 8/10/2015
- Eric Garner 'I Can't Breathe' chokehold by NYPD
- President Obama explains the problem with "All Lives Matter"
- The Charleston Church Shooting
- Multiple Responses to The Shooting of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile