hough there are those
who are of a darker
skin color leaving
BLM tags in various
areas, they aren't the only group of individuals who are responsible for it. There's been moments where people who identify themselves as white were seen spray painting "Black Lives Matter" on various buildings statues, etc. They've been approached and called out, but that doesn't mean it'll end. There's a group of teens in Nottingham who are also anti-racism protestors. Though it'll take days, they're attempting to clean up all of the graffiti left by their fellow protestors. They began at the Nottingham Council House where someone had spray painted BLM. They feel if this type of thing continues, the true message will be lost. People will become too distracted to see what the movement is really about. Though their protest was peaceful the entire time, not many people in the United States can say the same.
Most protests in the States either turn violent because of
police or a protestor inciting violence. Not only are people being murdered and hurt, BLM seem to be becoming meaningless. Just three words that people are throwing around to justify their actions o words. The slogan had so much power behind it. Especially after the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012. Now, it feels as though it's another way for someone to say they don't like racism, but still don't do anything to put an end to it. There are even people like Boris Johnson saying the slogan when they know in their hearts they don't feel the same way.
T
acists have negative
feelings towards
other racists. So, instead of fixing the problem by
not being racists towards those of darker skin, they'll make excuses for their behaviors. Some have even gone as far as saying All Lives Matter and White Lives Matter. On top of that, they still like to blame melinated people for majority of the unjust things that have happened in this country. For example, in Virginia, there's an Arthur Ashe statue that was spray painted with the words WLM. Two women of color noticed him and questioned him. He told them that since they were the ones responsible for tagging their (Caucasian peoples) statues, he's going to tag statues of black people.
r
A
ctions and comments like
those are never the
answer. That's something a child would do. He's basically saying since something was done to something he cared about, so he felt he should do the same in return just to get back at those responsible for the tagging. This problem is long overdue to be solved, but nothing is being done. People are too busy blaming the majority for the actions of a few. It's not just black people who are tagging and it isn't all of them. The Arthur Ashe statue is just one example of who else is responsible as well.