You probably didn’t know that militant Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson spent the night in the slammer in Baton Rouge, LA. over the weekend.
McKesson, 31, took to Twitter.com to drum up support for himself from behind bars. But not too many Twitter users seemed to care.
McKesson was among 100 protesters arrested after peaceful protests for Alton Sterling turned violent on Saturday. Sterling is one of 2 males killed by cops last week.
McKesson was released from jail on Sunday. But some in the leftwing news media wondered aloud why social media didn’t throw their full support behind him.
Twitter user @starrytoronto thought he had the answer. He said black males in particular don’t support McKesson because he’s openly gay.
“I wish deray wasn’t a homosexual male.., he would have had more support from blackmen.. its hard for us to take instructions from a gay male,” @StarryToronto tweeted.
Starry’s Tweet provoked debate and anger among his followers. He later deleted the Tweet.
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there is no legit leadership in that terrorist organization…they’ll fizzle out soon
That is the dumbest tweet I’ve ever seen.
These cops are out her brutalizing black men, they’re not asking your sexual preference first. Where are the straight men willing to put themselves out there and be arrested.
DeRay was jailed Saturday and a Trump employee tweeted to the police department that had him and asked them to disappear him.
that tweet is dumb…it’s as dumb as calling BLM a terroist organization.
Oh I knew he was arrested, and made several calls to the jail?????? Not worried about that small population of Negroids that refuse to support my brotha, they also refuse to support their kids,,,but you don’t hear me tho??
you called too! I was on it! redial both phones
Oops
Who is starry and why we posed to belee that most folks feel this way?
Im watching my dog with envy, he just been laying on the porch all day… then I realized I been laying in bed all day :CRINE:
I also envy my dog…Whenever I see him lick his own thingthing? Sooooooo jelly, wish I could do the same?
So you can’t be gay and pro black? He gone be black FOEVA *Cardi B voice*
I wonder if someone would listen to a homosexual male telling him where to meet to get his DL BJ!
i DO think that sometimes peoples open gayness hinders them from being 100% successful.. look at Michael Sam and Frank Ocean..ijs…in his cause..i dont care if he was a tranny I’ll always support black lives matter…our black men need to get over themselves and realize nows the time for unity
What do you think?
@StarryToronto
^^^^^^
That he is in Toronto and needs to mind his Canadian damn biz if he is still located there, and STFU. If he IS here, and is concerned about how the black lives in this country are being impacted, Black AMERICAN lives that are on the forefront right now, he can STILL STFU about this gay, black man on the front lines.
Lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Yes I knew. And immediately donated to the bail fund for him and the other protesters were arrested. Don’t know if you missed it…but Black Twitter had a Derayhasbeenreleasedparty yesterday. I was there!
Thanks to DeRay for always showing up
yessss..take it there for the non believers right quick!
Hes not the leader they asked for or deserved….shame
Right! Same ones bashing him for being gay, probably hadn’t given two thoughts to the BLM movement.
Serious questions. Are you really calling them terrorist and are you African American.
Come through bish!!!!????????????
Fugg a nignog whose disdain for gay men trump their survival instinct. A mofo fighting my fight is MY BROTHER…IDGAF who he boinks…folk let hatred cloud their rationale.
You are a clown. Go somewhere and drown.
Come through????????
I believe it to be true. Most of our men are homophobic and don’t want anything to do with that “perception”
I love DeRay. Folks who dont even have a dog in this movement, just need to STEP OFF.
People did know and care. Teen Vogue tweeted about it and posted numbers.
People are crazy. Why don’t any of the men that have a peronism with him step up? It’s that simple.
OK!!!!! say that
one more time!
This pisses me off. These are the same negros that get upset when black women mention the importance of intersectionalism in the movement. BlackLivesMatter means ALL of us: Women, men, cis and trans, straight AND HOMO! Two Black queer women started the movement. Black women and the black LGBT community are fighting on the front lines for the cause, and you dare disrespect the very people risking it all to liberate you…to free US?! FOH, sir.
Bayard Rustin helped organize the 1963 march onWashington one of the largest nonviolent protest ever held in the United States .Sadly Rustin was ,threatened ,beaten ,silenced,arrested and fired from a leadership position cause he was openly gay in a homophobic era.
THANK YOU DERAY FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO STEP UP – GAY OR NOT!
Dumb ass negroes a get killed, starve and get lost cause they don’t want to follow someone that’s GAY!
@starry toronto, you sir don’t have to worry about THIS gay. Keep your thoughts and your words on your side of the border. FOH!
HI Roses
When do you take over?
All the criticizers are doing just that. Criticizing. He risking a 100K year job to go on the front lines. Got out of jail and went back on the front lines. Salute.
No legit leadership in the KKK either. And they were founded in 1866. All those years no REAL leaders. Yet…they havent “fizzled out” now HAVE they? FOMF
Let the dragging begin. You tried it Blak. lmbo. smh
I envy both y’all assess
I’d give that man my last, Netta and the rest of them leading too. Would give them my bill money whenever they find themselves in this predicament because I’m ever so grateful and humbled by their selflessness and dedication to the cause. And it’s the LEAST I can do. I may not be able to make every rally or protest, but I stand in solidarity with them and the others.
Didn’t know he was gay and I don’t care. I support whoever supports the cause.
but, you live in Canada
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That made me laugh.
They won’t support a gay man who is fighting for their rights, yet will have the nerve to continuously invest their money with gay designers from their favorite labels. Sit down!
They tried it yesterday too
“tell me exactly when you have seen skinheads and KKK attacking black people in recent times….race baiting is right.”
“this is why black lives and black voices DON’T matter…black people of this generation will never do anything to rise and move ahead. So completely pointless, no wonder why Americans will never be taken seriously abroad”
Also, the moment he was arrested, a rose said so. He was also on CNN. Folks who weren’t schleep knew. Deray deals with enough being Black and gay. I applaud him for standing up ANYDAMNWAY??
I didn’t know either.
What I do know is that every time he gets arrested he runs the risk of never being seen again
Half past NOT NEVAH
And his arrest was all over social media and different news networks…It was widely reported.
Shooting at Michigan courthouse…story developing
Dead
This is why I said Stand UP DeRay. Sure DID
He is so selfless, man. These aren’t people looking for a come up or trying to profit from the cause. He’s a regular guy like me and you who couldn’t stand the idea of stepping to the side as the oppressive ways of our country continued to trample and discard our black asses. Thank you Deray, for all that you do, Sir. Could honestly give ah phuck about what your sexuality. I love my blackness, and yours. #ThatsADerayQuote
Unless you share his bed, why YOU care who he fuggin? If they’re legal and they consent, fugg you and your opinions yo.
Will all LOVE and Respect Sis..
The Klan has REAL LEADERS
They Run the Companies we work for and hold elected offices and have been President of the United States.
define support
I was calling they asses non-stop too. Was seriously fearful they would try and hurt this man and the others arrested.
Smdh.
Yasssss!!!???????
The Twitter guy spoke the truth though. Most heterosexual men don’t like gay men, especially flamboyant gay men. To them the gay guy is less than a man because he wants to be woman and in many instances regular women don’t even act like flaming gay guys. It’s like over kill to hetero men. I’m just the messenger. But there is plenty of truth to the tweet! Hetero men will not follow gay men, no matter if it is hunting season on them.
I agree. When I find out no one heard from Diamond Reynolds after the shooting, I was worried.
That’s the dumbest statement ever gay or straight he’s helping to bring awareness to the cause. I’m sure this has been happening for years(see Timothy Thomas case and countless other victims.
The way I see it gays have always existed. I think many blacks are homophobic because they feel some type of way about being discriminated and being gay just complicates thing. I do however think some homosexuality is caused by dysfunctional households, especially ultra femme types. I blame whorish men and women, stop having a bay by just anyone, a father who won’t love him. With all that, stop caring about who people who want to take down. People act like being gay makes you less of a man.
This is not Jeopardy…you define it…and I’ll see if you can move to the next round.
Ride with HIM and back him up, bc he is RIDING for YOU off the strength of the fact that your ass is BLACK. Before you are gay, or a male, you are BLACK. They cant see that though.
Support.
IMO, black men hate non flamboyant gay men the most.
Unfortunately, your font has truth. My lil brothers are like that. It’s a generation thing…We as “black” society have to change our views, if we are going to act as ONE.
Praying for a Change.
You mad too much sense just now …????
Speak ???
This may be truth for some, but not all. Stay out this man’s bedroom. Ignorance is ignorance, regardless of the reason behind it TRUTH DOES NOT EXCUSE IGNORANCE.
THIS is why we’re so lost as a race.
They have no desire to. Just wanna be ignorant behind twitta thumbs.
ignore whatever that is! (it sounds strangely similar to the racist bish who posts as “Li” ….I don’t know why “they” keep hanging around this blog seeking attention from folks who are NOT fooled by their b.s. agenda) ignore them, or better still, block them!
They play too damn much. People are fed up on both sides of the fence. No one has time to be worried about someone being gay. As if that is a disqualification.
Thank you!
Can you show me evidence that Black Men are not doing any of those things you listed because this man is gay?
I don’t think that many blacks are homophobic. That’s just a word made up by homosexuals to condemn people who don’t go along with their views. People can disagree with the gay lifestyle and no be homophobic. Society has bought into this word “homophobic” and adopted it, but it’s not valid! Many people just rather not support people who engage in same sex activities.
Lmao “but you live in canada”
Right. And did you see that the Trump staffer was suggesting that they make Deray disappear?!! Yt folk man…
But are their faces visible to us alongside their name and the title “KKK Grand Wizard, Dragon, member”? Are they public faces of the KKK or just known to a select few who do the education? Put in Black Lives Matter leader and DeRay comes up. Put in KKK and a bunch of folks I, nor most of us here, have ever heard of pop up.
My goodness, this is horrific. Why is this man not included the movies made about Dr. King? This poor man probably died heartbroken.
The stupidity is just too much. What the fukc is a “neutral leader”
And this dumb shyt right here is exactly why we can’t come together. I don’t care what this man does in his private life, but I applaud him for advancing the cause. I guess this dumb azz doesn’t know anything about Bayard Rustin.
Hey it’s the truth. My opinion and I’m going to have one, just like you dear!!
More LGBT foolishness no one cares in fact I didn’t even know he was gay until I read this story. Secondly let’s stop acting like black ppl are homophobic black churches have have openly gay ppl in the forefront for over 50 years now when the white churches wouldn’t let you come in the front door stop falling for white talking points.
Truth, because picking and choosing means they can still have what they want without sacrificing.
That is a great question. I suspect our answers are based on an assumption. Perhaps, we can get starry Toronto to send those stats.
I don’t associate with immature people so it’s a non issue for me. I along with my peers are mature enough to come together for a cause despite different beliefs. Small minded folks only applies for this ?
I’ve blocked a couple. I go along with the saying…Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer.
the men are right, whether folks like it or not.
I’m not sorry, but yall gay men MUST REPENT of that wickedness, because it is because of aaaalll our wickedness AS A WHOLE while God is allowing these Devils to kill us one by one.
Same with straight men in the midst of FORNICATION & ADULTERY….yall need to REPENT or DIE!!
whatever that is
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Naw, if your are not running around acting like woman, many people would even know you are gay. But hey I respect peoples’ opinions.
Yep. You better say that. The same stats @StarryToronto quoted.
We are >>>>HERE<<<<
You go ahead and take that bible and live on your own separate island. I’m a christian but how can you be using the internet, you sinner.
Absolutely. People have a bad habit of being selective in regards to what they want to fight for.
Yes, I agree Mistress. That cracks me up…Mistress
But yes you are correct.
Like I said, true for some but not all. It’s your opinion to have. However, gay isn’t a race and he’s Black before he’s gay. BLACK men getting killed is the issue at hand.
Perhaps she is making it up or hallucinating because I cannot find one instant where what she is claiming has occurred.
A Rose here was told that I am a Puppet Master. So I made it feminine and made it Mistress. *snorts*
Yes, Bren we are all fond of him. Giggles
Bet you he still work there.
Furthermore, you’re seriously misinformed. Deray’s name was trending right after his arrest. Crowdrise bailfund was created shortly after for him and the others. Raised nearly 100,000 in a day. That doesn’t include the many well off people he has connections with that support the movement that probably paid his bail separate of the donations. C’mon man. We support this brother wholeheartedly.
We as a CHOSEN people will get the hardest punishment because we REFUSE to do what God says to do:
AMOS 3:1-2
“Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O
children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the
land of Egypt, saying,
YOU ONLY have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish YOU for all your iniquities”
Are you speaking of this Starry person who initially made the assumption, in which Sandra posted that caused us to provide our opinion?
Hey Boo, I know gay is not a race, which is socially constructed! However, black men dee a gay man too, that override race in this situation. But carry on!
Yes.
Good Afternoon my Oppressed brothers and sisters
You are such a poet. CACKLES
I just don’t respect anybody that lies about who/what they are. Those are the ones I go IN on. My husband feels the same way. If you are open, go do that and I can associate myself with you (or not) accordingly but, when you are walking around suspect… Imma treat you as a SUSPECT.
Society has FUUCKED YOU in the ASSS with NO Vaseline by turning the slogan “BlackLivesMatter” into “AllLivesMatter”
I fonted about him weeks ago. He was offered a position in Baltimore 165, I thought he accepted it.
Turn back to Keeping God’s Laws Statues and Commandments, because that is the ONLY solution. Period!
He did. I’m saying they can rescind if they wanted
Until people learn or “WAKE” up, it’s not nice of you to be so crass, as that falls on deaf ears.
Exactly!!! He got released, went to take a nap at his hotel and was right back on the streets that night for another BR demonstration.
Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd:
So I just got this today.
Let’s speak with our dollars.
Please do not respond Blessings all .. This is the movement.. We have work to do to change this system !
Fwd: DO NOT “share” or “post” this on social media! THIS MUST BE DONE in silence!
SILENCE
PEOPLE THIS BOYCOTT IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY!!!!!
WE MUST COLLECTIVELY REFUSE to sit back and WATCH ANY MORE BLOODSHED WITHOUT JUSTICE AND CHANGE!!!
Therefore, as of July 8, 2016, 11:59 p.m.,
PLEASE JOIN OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COLLECTIVELY AGREEING TO BOYCOTT one major retailer for 30 days at a time.
The retailer ,TARGET, will be the FIRST COMPANY IMPACTED by our boycott. We are simply asking ANYONE WHO IS ACTIVELY INTERESTED in MAKING A SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STANCE AGAINST THE UNJUST SLAUGHTERING OF BLACK LIVES, to REFRAIN FROM SPENDING ANY MONEY AT TARGET. Please SAVE any money you would have spent at
Target in your banking m account(s) until August 8, 2016, 11:59 p.m.
We are also asking people not to purchase any Coca Cola products until August 9, 2016, 12:01 a.m.
And finally, organizing at least ONE MILLION BLACK PEOPLE to move $100 to BLACK OWNED BANKS, such as, Citizens’ Bank, One United, or ANY BLACK OWNED BANK IN YOUR AREA.
We are NOT POSTING this on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, OR ANY FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA, but instead, SHARING IT via text messages or word of mouth.
Hopefully, you will PASS THIS MESSAGE TO AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE, who will in turn, reach out to another SEVEN that will do the same
Last I read, God forgives sinners before he forgives those of us that scream his name and not own up to our own faults.
Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Gay men and women can pretend to be straight. Straight men and women can pretend to be gay.
YOU CAN’T CHANGE THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN (even with the fugged up bleaching)
Sigh…
New post this was a waste
Sandra’s trolling us, I’m convinced. She knows we support this man.
Black people must come out of these Lying Sunday Churches and STOP celebrating all these celebrations that God says He Hates:
The Heat and the Killings are gonna get worst till black people HUMBLE THEMSELVES and RELEARN the Bible all over again..
God is the one allowing these white demons to slaughter us. Best Believe it.
There will be more literal LYNCHING from trees…till black people do what God tells them to do.
Don’t take my word for it…just sit back and watch it go down, provided YOU are not the next victim
I bet Philandro knew about Alton’s Death, and did not even think he was gonna be next.
I’m not sure what Deray’s sexual orientation has to do with his leadership abilities and/or organizational skills. I question some of these self-proclaimed “heterosexual” men. You’re not taking instructions from Deray in the bedroom, but rather given an agenda as it pertains to mobilizing/protesting. Their choices of words is very revealing. ??
say this Miany!
and fugg folks who come on here tryna race bait! don’t be fooled. some of ‘them’ are standing with ‘us’ ….on the local news, this morning, there was a picket line of yt folks supporting BLM for a woman from my hometown. they were demanding justice for a Black female (Natasha McKenna, 37) who died while in police custody. I’m ashamed to say I was surprised (let’s face it, Virginia is still a ‘southern’ state), but I was also heartened because it gave me a moment of perspective and helped me not to paint folks with quite such a broad brush where the ‘us vs. them’ dynamic may come into play. I know it’s ‘safer’ for yt protesters, but we can still appreciate folks who actually show up, protest peacefully, and take the rap for this cause.
They’re trolling. Wypipo have been doing that lately on Black blogs. Don’t believe the hype.
I wonder why they come on here. Don’t they “hate” us? Obsession is freaking freaky..lol
They tried it by attempting to choose a color as a name. We have one color. We don’t need another.
Ditto!! ??
there are folks on here always reppin Canada and how it doesn’t have this or that problem (meaning mainly ‘Us’). I wish they too would get the fugg on up north, stay there, and find something to do THERE!
Wait..lol They will discriminate on him because of his sexual orientation but they don’t want racist people to discriminate on them because of their pigmentation? That’s RICH..?
OOps!
The backlash would be of significant nature, and it was probably discussed prior to his acceptance. Like hey I’m going to St. Kitts and I’ll be away.
Him hey, I get arrested on a regular for great causes…Baltimore is looking for anything to save face.
Yup…then tried to “clarify” in a later tweet. Pale ass fugga
Brainwashed…why does it matter if Deray is GAY or not…WHAT “STRAIGHT” man is out the risking they LIFE for the CAUSE….Dem Y/T’s put shyt in My PEOPLES HEAD to keep us DIVIDED.
we worry about the wrong shat…..Yet FOLLOW n give 10% to tha PREACHER MAN who’s pulling up in a NEW BENTLEY or Lambo with a MANSION…YOU THINK HE CARE?
hahaha NancyDrew did a Clockable post right there. lol
You have a knockoff.
A Cheap knockoff apparently
remember, we’re “magical” …the fascination is real. we’re hypnotic!
I hear you hun ;hugs:
The cheapest. I sent him back to the dungeon. #blockedT
‘it’ seems to take care to not identify itself, so I don’t know what to call it (other than troll)
SMH saying this shiit righ there don’t make no sense! Black men are not following Deray not bcuz of him being a g*y male but bcuz they are not down with the cause to stand together against the real issue and that is black men g*y or straight, thug or a professional or being gunned down every time we turn around. Just bcuz a person is g*y doesn’t mean he can’t have something smart to say or that he can’t lead or stand up for what he believes in. We all got to remember b4 one is g*y he is a man first. As long as Deray ain’t prancing around in a pink toot toot, then I don’t see why people are focusing on him being g*y more than on the message he is trying to push
Po Thang!!! Thanks FenFen!
I get rid of my enemies at least they are honest. Shaka Zulu said never leave them behind because they will rise and cut your throat. It the friends that are close to you/grinning in your face are the one’s you have to watch.
I don’t know…I’m torn on this one. Not gonna say I’d support a gay women either. But Black folks need to stop bickering over retarded shiit and come together as ONE.
I try ?
Are they men first? Alot of them want to be women…
I can’t see myself following someone that is truly mentally ill…
Chile.. this. And this.
just curious… does your condescending tone make you feel superior?
We still haven’t heard anything from the LGBT community. They pissed because BLM stopped a parade demanding equal treatment and just for blacks in their organization. They call them out on their racism and homophobic as well toward black gay/trans people. But let Leroy Cox tell you everything is good. He ain’t gonna say nothing he is trying to ride it as long as he can.
That’s because they evolve bed sheets to badges and robes.
WORD.
Black men, and not all of you are this stupid like the person who wrote the comment. I don’t think you should be picky because as you can see you are hated by the other races. Derry being gay is the least of your worries.
got ’em! LOL!! that was sweet.
Thanks I found out by text.
the art of war.
From a male: Hate it or love it, he maybe on to something…
Hollywood is notorious for excluding certain aspects of historical films I don”t know why just can’t stick to the facts. Freedom fighters come in all varieties we need people fighting for the greater good
Why is who is in his bedroom so f*cking important? Like for real for real… I’m so tired of this gay trans, foolishness…Really I’m beginning to feel sexually harassed about it and I’m finna fine me a lawsuit to file.
Hey, my equally oppressed sister!
The bible is a weapon of mass destruction and weapon of oppression – SAY THE MASTER DIDN’T USE IT TO CALM US AND HYPNOTIZE US.
U are correct! A lot of g*y men want to be women and I am not for a man pretending to be me, a real woman. However when it comes to a cause that seeks action for us to put aside our differences and come together to support one another on real issues that is happening around us as a black community, then I am aboard. All I’m saying is, I am not about to follow anyone or anything that I don’t agree with however when it is an important issue I try to look pass the person who is delivering it and focus on the message itself.
I am a black person that does not live in America…what does that have to do with anything
You are the reason Harriet carried a shotgun…
God is gonna force black people to humble down…just watch
you may think I’m the enemy, but once again just watch…
God is bout to allow these demons to turn up the heat, till black people acknowledge their offense
THESE ARE NOT YOUR SHOES
Black people are stiffnecked regardless, but not to worry tho…God is gonna force em to Repent and call on His name by keeping His Commandments
I’m just simply reminding black people that we are still in captivity, and will remain in captivity till we start keeping God’s Laws
A lot of them want to be women and I ain’t about that life but I don’t see what’s the big deal about him trying to come together with other black people to stand together against a cause that is affecting all of us a black community. But I get what U saying and I understand.
the slave masters re-introduced the Bible to us, and then made sure we couldnt read it for ourselves…this is why we are still destroyed now
Black people have to humble down and Re-learn the Bible all over again, so that they know and understand why we are oppressed
thats how they do smdh
and/or out here fvcking anything non-black, where are the black men from the 50s, 60s, and 70s? when there was unity??? GEEZ!!!
I have nothing but questions. How can you pick and choose when a black life matters? What are ppl out in the streets protesting for if this is the case among black men? Are they out there only protesting because the men that were shot are black and straight? if they were gay, no one would care? is that what I’m to understand right now?
What??? This is an ignorant assumption. If ppl don’t want to support BLM it’s because they don’t support unity. Regardless of sexuality what we have in common, being ppl unites. If crips and bloods can come toget her for the cause, what do I care who you lay with. #Sorry #NotBuyingIt
okay, maybe just work on your delivery a bit, Lol!
wait he’s gay? Who knew? And why gaf?
And this right here sums up why we will be marching 100 years from now; black people are divisive as hell! Gay guys can’t stand up for us, mixed- people can’t srand up for us, light skin people can’t stand up for us snd God forbid a white person stands up for us. Why we are so busy tearing down our leaders, the powers that be are manipulating the hell out of us!
You must be white.
White people have always been obsessed with us.
And thats why I jokingly say white people are the master race. They always have their whiteness to fallback upon, so the most enlightened of their group don’t get caught up in these “differences”.
I see you voted up your own comment. #fail
At least this one knows he’s black first and gay second.
PREACH!!!
Oh lawd leave it to Sandra to bring up this mess. First of all, since when have black men supported anyone en masse outside of the NBA, rap music, or the NFL? Let’s be real Sandra.
And let’s not forget the fact that if black men weren’t killing each other in very large numbers on a daily basis, then that alone would negate the need for a BLM as well. Don’t get me wrong: I fully embrace, support and admire the work that BLM has and is doing. But at some point, you have to look beyond “The White Factor” and ask the tough questions–like, “How do we impact the astronomical Black-on-Black crime rate”?
I think the mere fact that any bigoted black man who is himself the target of widespread social oppression and scorn would sit up and refuse to acknowledge another black man’s contribution merely because he is homosexual is outrageously ignorant and completely counterproductive.
See, I like DeRay but he was doing too much photo ops with celebrities and tweeting every second from jail. Made me think he got arrested on his birthday for publicity. I aint here for him or his come up, I’m here for the innocent lives lost. That nurse who was in the street protesting silently was powerful… sigh
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Agreed…I will say I have no hatred or fear of whites but, I’m not expecting them to back us (like when they support but never expect them too)….I do however get pissed when my skin folk don’t back us….I can’t stand when my people bring up black on black or friggin all lives matter….like don’t change subjects cuz yt feels offended, whites who mind don’t matter and whites who matter won’t mind (cuz they stand with us)…besides that, bish I pay taxes and expect and demand my government to apply the constitution accordingly…this has nothing to do with lives that aren’t under attack or blacks who are convicted when they kill other blacks.
And what difference does any of what you wrote make? The sentiment you expressed sums it all up for me: black people lose because they are too busy being appalled and self-righteous.
Get the hell out of other folks drawers and bedrooms. Racist cops aren’t killing gay men–they’re killing black men.Try that on for size.
And Sandra, gay men aren’t killing black men either. Last time I checked, straight black men were the ones selling the dope, breaking into the homes, abandoning their children, and filling up jails and prisons. And murdering each other in cold blood on the streets. Donald Trump didn’t make them do that.
Face the truth. Gay is not black men’s problem. Black men’s problem is other black men, unfortunately, not just the cops.
Homophobia is not helping black men or black women either. Failing to grasp the reality of a changing world around you is never an empowering point of view to share.
Please stop lying and confusing the issue, Sandra. Only stupid people misrepresent the issue because they don’t have a tenable position to begin with.
Alot of people might feel like this, but its not accurate to generalize or say black men are not supporting because of his preference, if its even true. I loathe the gay agenda being force fed upon the youth as acceptable and natural, but my opinion is one that many feel the opposite of. To each his or her own on sexuality. His sexaulity doesn’t directly impact his advocay for black lives. If anyone gets shot up by the cops, 8/10 he’ll be right there protesting and bringing his popularity with him to highlight the injustice against you. Less about the man, more about the work. I will say it would be nice for more black male leaders to emerge.
It is some sick twisted obsession lately. Very weird.
(like when they support but never expect them too)
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that’s all I’m saying. not put them on a pedestal or think they lend more legitimacy to our cause, but it simply reminded ME that individual yts who talk crazy don’t represent all yts (just as the few who may stand with us certainly don’t represent all yts, Lol!)
Lol @ lately. It has been since the inception of man. They’re the inferior beings, that’s why they go out of their way to attempt to belittle and demean us.
I’m looking on the April and Omarion thread and seeing people entertain some fool who posts as “LMFAO.”
Disqus allows us to block people, but folks would rather waste their precious time entertaining and responding to trolls than they would just blocking them so they take their foolishness elsewhere.
Trolls land in my mentions daily. They get maybe 2 posts off, if that, and I’m done with them. (Typically, they get that first unsolicited opinion off before I block them.)
It’s sad that people feel it appropriate to harass strangers. It is a testament how unproductive their lives are. When you see them, block them. Don’t give them any room to dwell.
“The most dangerous individual, to any black group think, is the individual who is able to think things out with critical thinking, logic & reasoning without regard to the prevailing negro superstitions, taboos and negro hearsay. Almost inevitably coming to the conclusion that the black group think is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and the only change will be during the individual flight, away from n*ggerdom.” – Chauncey Brooks
I’m not arguing against us having varying opinions. I just don’t entertain the racist trolls who visit this site purely for the purpose of insulting us as a ‘community’ on the whole.
That’s interesting because I heard a rich, white conservative Republican is funding BLM. Reason? The powers that be want to keep the races in turmoil. Why do you think some white dudes in ATL were photograph writing incendiary slogans on side of building encouraging us to burn the city down.
Racism alive and well in the African American community. #smh …. If you base your like or dislike because of one aspect of a person’s life, that clearly does not involve you, shows ones level of ignorance.
I honestly applaud his commitment and at least this one is black, unlike that Shaun King fool
How do you tweet from jail though?Has policies changed being locked up???
He’s fake as hell! Photo opt a$$ mofo
What is….I don’t give a damn for 500, Alex Trebek.
I’m with you on that. I’m so sick of people calling BLM a terrorist or racist group. It just make my blood boil we are all we got we have to stick up for our rights. This system has been against people of color every since they step foot on this land centuries ago.
I’m with you on that. I’m so sick of people calling BLM a terrorist or racist group. It just make my blood boil we are all we got we have to stick up for our rights. This system has been against people of color every since they step foot on this land centuries ago.
I was wondering who would upvote that dumb a** ???
I was wondering who would upvote that dumb a** ???
I was wondering the same thing about what his sexual preference has to do with movement and fighting for our rights. Even in the civil right movement who had figures who were gay and are still celebrated like Bayard Rustin. But yes I didn’t get that tweet either though
So he’s out here fighting for people and a great number of them won’t support him cuz of his sexuality? Nice, real nice.
WHALE IF there are any people that can’t listen/try to comprehend Someone, Anyone, JUST because of their preference THEN THOSE ARE THE FOLKS that won’t listen to anyone anyhow.
Keep on pushing young man!!!
Who they terrorizing idiot?
Um what part of do not post on social media did you not get?!
#Dobetter
This is the dumbest post I ever seen .. Who even knew he was gay or afraid and if anything they trying to get with him on the dl .. Men are something else .. the most they scream they hate something the more they mean they really like it !!!!!
Oh what a stupid comment. Deray is not mentally ill because he is homosexual. But you sure sound like you might be mentally ill or just ignorant as hell.
In any case, nobody is waiting on your support sweetie. You probably couldn’t tear your lazy ass away from the soap operas long enough to get up and protest a damn thing anyway.
And one more thing, this is such a silly topic. Black straight men follow the leadership of black gay men all the time, whether they like it or know it or not. There are gay musicians, athletes, teachers, cops (my significant other is an Atlanta Police Officer) politicians, and gay black male judges. Get over it! Deray McKesson is a hero for his generation and he is doing something many of you so-called straight people could only dream of doing.
We all know the black woman is the back bone of this movement. If these men get off social media and put together their own protests in their city and go as hard as this man does for the cause then I might would listen. Thing is they’re talking sh*t on social media. This movement is big enough for everyone to be a leader
Lol gay people are mentally ill…anyone that wants to stick their dyck in someone’s ass has to be. Anyone that straps on a penis to pretend they’re a man has to be. Anyone that chops off body parts thinking they’re a real man or woman has to be.
And for the record I work…thats why my name is AUDITOR I don’t have time to sit around watching TV AND I own a business. And nope wouldn’t protest a got damn thing with someone that is truly mentally ill and needs to seek help.
This isn’t nothing new. Black people are more ignorant and homophobic than other races. DeRay has received anti gay tweets from Black Lives Matter supporters every since they discovered he was gay. Anyone who denies this should not be listened to because they are delusional.
THIS is the reason we are all damned to hell. WHY THE FRICK CAN’T BLACK PEOPLE COME TOGEHTER? The yt man did his job well. Anyone who can’t deal with homosexuality is telling off on THEMSLELVES….
Whoever made that tweet is an idiot and probably a paid agent. Gay don’t change the fact that he’s BLACK
Whose side are you on Sandra lies you tell there was so much much support for him attorneys or even offering services so stop it.
Never in my life have I seen a homosexual that hates homosexuals are you mad that you are a homosexual that’s why you have so much hatred inside of you growing
I agree ?. He’s looking for a political career…
blackmen are the most disloyal pieces of crap.
just yesterday i was thinking how black women are going hard for them and they all turn around and date others and sit up on twitter and claim their babies are mixed.
now here they are….deray went to jail for you cocksuckers.
Such horrible homophobia. I thought you were going to say they don’t support him because he likes a lot of attention focused on himself.
A white troll among us.
No there not African American…Up above…Let the cave dweller live he/she just want attention…Savages are ignorant…Dont feed into It!
RIGHT!!!…They don’t hate us…They wish they could be us…Thats the issue—
YEEEEES!!!!
Oh figured. Thanks
Oh please… “straight” men sure are overly concerned about another man’s sexuality. Somebody is fighting for Equality yet youre only interested in who he had sex with.. Boy bye
What does his sexual orientation have to do with the movement? This is why black people cannot move ahead, we cry about racism, but we turn around and do it, makes no sense to me. SMH! However, when black women were standing up for equals rights years ago, some black men didn’t want to support them, so I’m not surprised.
I agree!!!
25 rt and 7 likes he look like the one who doesn’t get much support
apparently you can’t be light skinned either … i was just told by a popular black site that allowing light skinned women to play roles meant for dark skinned women ..what ever that means … is white washing … it is ignorance like this that makes us lose momentum for resolution, progress and unity … my heart was broken today by this … how can I protest when i’m NOT BLACK ENOUGH … HOW can I stand and fight for my beautiful skin … people choose to be ignorant and they like it but it’s not hurting anyone but US … the crazy thing is WHITE PEOPLE STICK TOGETHER … WHEN WILL OUR DUMB BLACK ASSES GET IT AND STOP BEING IGNORANT BY CHOICE AND THEN BLAMING THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THE IGNORANCE ON OTHERS … WE CANNOT TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO WALK AROUND CLAIMING DEFEAT BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN OR THE SHADE BUT THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING WE WORK HARD ENOUGH FOR … NO TIME FOR USING THE EXCUSES OF SO CALLED PRIVILEGE … WHEN YOU ARE JEALOUS YOU PARALYZE YOUR ABILITY TO MOVE TO FIGHT TO LOVE TO PROTECT TO RECEIVE … OUR RACE NEEDS TO FIND A WAY TO HEAL AND ONLY THEN CAN WE COME TOGETHER AND BE THE PEOPLE THAT WE WERE CREATED TO BE …STOP THE CRABS IN A BARRELL CRAP
In a situation such as the Florida club shooting there was a cexist hate crime. However, when this activist is stopped and measured his worth is in his skin as a black man not who he sleeps with. The BLM is about the violence against black people. So is it that only the heterocexual black lives matter? Stupidity at its finest.
You have to be ignorant to not support your own people on such a matter because he is gay judge people by their character. This is sad do better people
This points to the fatal flaw for intersectionality as a political philosophy: it defines itself more in opposition to a common enemy than in relation to a unifying vision of ideal political conditions. One of the reasons for this is that there is not any such central vision that can unite intersectional subgroups without imposing reform on them, on some or many of their cultural commitments, and as a result, the intersectional ethos has taken on a strong protectionist stance towards the status quo of the subgroups, choosing to act only as an ally and never as a goal-setting leader for these groups.
The really odd upshot of all of this is that intersectional proponents, who are otherwise very progressive in their politics, have increasingly adopted very conservative attitudes towards the idea of cultural change among the groups under the intersectional umbrella. This is primarily the reason that such progressives are finding themselves labeled “regressive” by more classically liberal members of the political Left wing.
BLM was started by three black lesbians who resent the black community for not accepting their gayness so they made cops and white people the scapegoats. Cops are literally getting killed now because the founders had a complex about being black and gay, and thus started a hate group.
Black Lives Matter is funded by George Soros and DeRay Mckesson is doing what’s best for him. Black men, women and children are getting arrested, beat and even murdered everyday those are the ones who need our support. Not some white funded black homosexual with an agenda. Black Lives Matter are pushing homosexuality at the Black community and we’re pushing it right back. We didn’t pick him and we don’t have support him or his cause to push homosexuality in the black community. Accepting homosexuality will only add to our problems not solve them. He’s not doing anything for us and neither is BLM except making people hate Us for something we don’t support nor do they speak for us. I mean they’re begging White homosexuals….sodomites to support them, we don’t want anything to do with that Non-Sense.
That was the biggest mistake black churches made and I’ll never step foot in one again.
Sista, “Dust your feet off and move on’. Let them go die in the Wilderness. Homosexuality is abomination and they’re pushing it on our children. They’re begging white homosexuals to help us that’s Sick. An in the meantime white homosexuals are adopting and molesting our children. Also the people saying “I don’t care what anyone does in their private lives”… so I guess you can be a pedophile, rapist or murderer in your private life. Plus it’s not his private life he wants everyone to know what he does and accept it. You’re speaking to the “Valley of Dry Bones”, anyone who follows them will suffer their fate. The SC forced homosexual “marriage” on the Nation in June 2015 almost one year later to the month, the Nation is on the verge of Collapse.
Atleast you got some stuff right..
Black people like you lack so much intelligence yet speak as though you are educated. I will respect you only because , like my father, I am ever-loving and forgiving until you know better and do worst. I view you as misguided but hopefully not permanently disabled. What u fail to realize is WHY..
Why do we kill each other? No money
No trust
Why? Because we’ve been TAUGHT to beat our own kind since slavery when our own people beat our own people for white men. If you trace your bloodline, you probably were a Cracker (which is not even a racist term. But a employed position, that later, non racist white people didn’t like to be called.)
So lets take your “facts”.. and ask why?
*We commit 52% of crime- Why? Learned behavior from The Original white thieves who first striped black people of everything. We’ve been taught “white value” or “privilege” and have been under fed & stealing just to survive since the beginning of American time.. who are the truly poisionous?
Okay 67% single family homes.. Why? Behavior Taught by white people STRIPPING AND RAPING our families of our structure, breaking them up and selling them to different white families. Where do you think abortions came from. A Black doctor?
Lol @ your facts are verifiable by a white founded D.O.J. which again was created to.. help us all be equal?
ASK and Understand Why…
Its a Black experience vs. a White mindset thing (and a white mindset has nothing to do with color, Asian, Spanish, and African Americans like you included).
There is a BIG differnce between Black people and African American people. You have to understand before you speak against.
“That was then, this is now right”
After slavery we were “released” and unions were originally formed to keep Black people off of white “privileged” jobs. Schools in neighborhoods we can afford to live in are not equal, Neither is Housing, neither is opportunity because of the many white mindset giving the opportunity. We are not and never were considered equal. I speak as 28 y/o who was beaten and eating by a k9 and officers because they rushed to thinking that I didnt belong in a commercial area that I was subleasing. I had a black lawyer and a black judge on a Federal case and they both were scared about me taking it to trail because of what white mindset jurors with no black experience would think and I was talked into settling out of court. WARNER VS HAYWARD police department PIGS. ..
You can deflect about the purpose of BLACK Lives Matter and remain underdeveloped if you wish. I STILL HAVE LOVE for EVERY BROTHER as my father does. Peace with you.
Right? Like people calling KKK a racist group.
The KKK are a bunch of insignificant rednecks who have been rightly ostracized by society.
BLM is a group who could care less about actual black people.
The only time the klan says anything about whites getting killed is when blacks do it, just like BLM only says anything about blacks getting killed is when whites do it.
Problem is you have a white liberal media in this country who knows it’s sensationism and prop these idiots up -also because democrats get in on the action for votes.
So if the system is against you, change it. Put more of your people in power and maybe start listening to real leaders like malcom x
Which companies.
1in 5000 blacks killed, 1in 40000 whites. Statistically a black is more likely to kill a white than vice versa.
93 percent of blacks killed by other blacks and 84 percent of whites killed by whites.
Racism goes both ways folks.
Sorry.
Get you whyte azz out of here. No one values your opinion.
No that’s a white male.
You can have your opinion “black man” but realize that BLM was formed to help “black men” because you all were (and still are) being slaughtered. Stop chatting up white women while you dog the group founded by black women to help YOUR blk azz.
I doubt they wish they could be us. Our men are on the bottom of the barrel and show no motivation to do better. Now they are getting shot. Why would anyone want to be us???
You white men from abroad always stick your long noses in blk affairs and it’s annoying. If this was my blog I’d delete all your comments and block you ASAP.
But they don’t call the KKK a “terrorist” group, EVEN THOUGH the KKK HAS killed people, HAS blown people up, HAS attempted to kidnap people. Get out of here with your bullishhh!
But would that user Blk feel better if BLM had what he/she considered a “leader”? Retarded.
They don’t?
I hear the klan called a terrorist group many times.
Difference is the klan hasn’t been codified by the mainstream press.
I mean this is a country that takes al Sharpton serious.
You’re adorable.
Why don’t other minorities seem to have this problem?
Are you African American???…Why would you say our men are the bottom of the barrel and don’t want to do anything…We do have some that are ….That is with any race… But to say these things …WOOW!!
They DO want to be us….We as a race are strong…Confident… When you give us peanuts …Love we make peanut butter>>>!!…We have our issues but I would NEVER say that all brothers of African descent are useless…You ever think these thoughts put in a verbal form contribute to society treating our men a certain way?
Indeed!!!(applause)
The original may be correct vis-à-vis DeRay’s homosexuality, but he and every other homophone is a clown nonetheless.
A fucktard asshole who says anything to suit the needs of any situation between certain groups. Flipping between red and blue because it makes walking the stairs to absolute control easier. But in truth doesn’t give any fucks about any one but him/herself. In short Trump