Please use #DignityForBrianna instead of using hashtag SayHerName to mourn Brianna Ghey. That hashtag is for Black folks killed by police violence, for that community to mourn & fight. We white folks shouldn’t steal it, especially as all of us (not just white folks) are mourning.
First, after listening Black folks, the issue is how quickly white people coopted the use of this hashtag. Second, how white folks got angry when this was pointed out, and would rather argue then listen, which feeds to drain us both of energy and ability to mourn. Third - (2/3)
We are not fighting for Brianna's name to even be heard, she made news. The hashtag is for Black women who were ignored by mainstream. Brianna is being discussed. We are fighting for her dignity in death, her ability to be seen as herself, and for this to not happen again.
To those of you saying THIS IS A PSYOP BY 4CHAN, they are using it to stoke division between trans and Black communities. But they want conflict, but that doesn't mean DON'T LISTEN. It means, instead of making it a THING, just use a different hashtag and show you listened.
The response isn't to say 4CHAN UNDERSTANDS HOW BREAKDOWNS IN SOLIDARITY HAPPEN, its to say... oh, lets actually just use one of the TONS of other hashtags for Brianna like #HerNameisBrianna and show you work to form solidarity, not division. It's actually very simple.
All this nonsense prevents us from mourning Brianna and actually fighting for pertinent issues. And it's not the fault of Black folks coming forward with earnest criticism; it is the failure of people to just listen and use a different hashtag.
What is stoking division is not listening, & it prevents us from fighting and actually mourning. I've seen more people pissed off about this hashtag drama than about actually fighting for Brianna. Go donate to this fundraiser, and listen to BIPOC. gofundme.com/f/brianna-ghey
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