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Right, screw it. Here's a thread on *that* FBLive by Alex Cairnie about #Govanhill. Lets do a watch-through shall we? (Mind, I'm a resident of Govanhill, and a sociologist. I'm also 5'3, and a visibly queer woman so if half his claims are true I should be living in terror)
00:30: Welcomes viewers and uses points out that his videos are only getting attention b/c they're 'horrific'. Directs folk to his Youtube page. So already clout hunting.
1:08: "I've been warned to stay out of Govanhill. I'm a marked man" (proceeds to use a beanie as a disguise)
1:08: "I've been warned to stay out of Govanhill. I'm a marked man" (proceeds to use a beanie as a disguise)
1:30 "Laughing and joking aside, here's somebodys front garden." Proceeds to show litter and claim its thrown from windows and this is 'common'. I know a handful of streets with litter issues like this, but its neither common nor unique to #govanhill and other deprived areas.
#Govanhill 🧵: A lone man with an aspiration to be a Mental Health “vlogger/advocate” youtuber for men has started patrolling Govanhill to “get the word out” about child sexual exploitation & general living standards of the area. The Good Samaritan, we know how this goes..
He went up many closes filming, but there was nothing to see in the “nice closes”. He then chose the worst closes to use as “evidence” (they are online and easy to find). Closes that have been condemned, that have no factor and are known to be owned by slum landlords.
During this he spoke about groups of people who are “filthy”.
Cue racism cloaked as the Good Samaritan.
The dog whistles started. The community is no stranger to racist tropes about “dirty foreigners” & general policing of non-white families, it is vile, threatening and not on.
Cue racism cloaked as the Good Samaritan.
The dog whistles started. The community is no stranger to racist tropes about “dirty foreigners” & general policing of non-white families, it is vile, threatening and not on.
