Theisticle
Well-Known Member
Wow. I have no idea how she continues to post stuff like that! Is she lacking in that much self-awareness.
Reminder:
Laurie Penny is...
a) white and b) going to Harvard, which means in all probability, she will not face any problems with U.S. law enforcement. Instead, an issue of police racism, militarisation and violence boils down to her own personal safety. Going to one or two Occupy protests in the past does not mean you are an expert on the above issue.
She really does not understand the black experience in the U.S.? Yes, I am going there... She needs to check her privilege. This issues goes far beyond one unarmed black man murdered by the police. She should read this:
Twenty unarmed black men murdered by cops in recent U.S. history:
http://www.theroot.com/photos/2014/07/unarmed_black_men_killed_by_law_enforcement.html
Or the hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown - which demonstrates how black people are still regularly dehumanised and racially stereotyped.
Or when Penny tweeted "Daisy Coleman, modern feminism's Emmett Till. There is a war." She deleted and claimed that she would do better because she read about these issues online.
I mean, Christ.
Proof that an expensive education might make you all the connections but still be so dense. As someone pointed about above. Does she forget Mark Duggan? Murdered by in the same manner. Dehumanised by the media. Did Penny ever protest this injustice? Nah. Thought not.
Oh, these responses were good:
She doesn't care. The ethical brand continues to grow.
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Has that been posted round these parts? (Just did a search now, but couldn't find anything)
