Today is a good day to begin the thread on #CivilRightsPorn.
Let’s unpack this…
apple.news/A7VcLgnhqTPCAw…
Let’s unpack this…
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This woman is a senior citizen. She is currently 70 years old, which means her very first time voting would’ve been in 1972.
The Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.
If her first time voting is within the year of 1972, this means she’s been voting longer than I’ve been
The Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.
If her first time voting is within the year of 1972, this means she’s been voting longer than I’ve been
alive. When they use verbiage like “Fight for voting rights,” what is the fight about? We all voted last November.
When they invoke the name of civil rights icons like “John Lewis” I can only feel disappointment, because if he fought for voting rights, and Rep. Beatty is
When they invoke the name of civil rights icons like “John Lewis” I can only feel disappointment, because if he fought for voting rights, and Rep. Beatty is
currently fighting for voting rights, when “our” voting rights were secured by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, then HONESTLY… what have these people been fighting for? Furthermore, why is the overall theme of struggle and fighting the same battle for a lifetime consistent in
these pieces? The continued romanticization of the Civil Rights Movement continues to stagnate Black political process.
This is #CivilRightsPorn.
This is #CivilRightsPorn.
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