The Shadow Strikes

Interesting analogy, but it doesn't quite work. With cancer, there are different support groups (male, female, testicular, breast etc..) With "____ Lives Matter", if a White Lives Matter group was set up, it would be called a hate group before it has even earned it's first member.

Until the **** stirrers on both sides are delt with, the 'us vs them' mentality will only continue.

Cristofle

Well, the people who have set up White Lives Matter HAVE been those with long histories of white supremacy, and it's generally worth pondering why that is. I'm not societally, structurally treated like my life doesn't matter as a white person.

The Shadow Strikes

They wouldn't to do a thing, just setting up the movement would be enough. People will take any exvuse to climb up on their soap box, or start their little hashtag movements.

How bad does it need to get, before people realise that pouring more rocket fuel on the fire ISN'T going to solve the problem. One civil war, coming right up!

Cristofle

You mean like the Civil War white people started in the United States to try and keep their slaves, lol? Including my own ancestors? That's generally how white people respond to black people asking for freedom and equality.

The Shadow Strikes

Did you just try to lay a guilt trip on me? lol

Cristofle

No, I'm saying "prevent a Civil War" isn't the best way to convince a US citizen that placating white people is the way to go. That hasn't historically been the way it's gone down in this country.

mjgchick

On a cute Women are bad asses note, it's cute that Britney finds inspiration from Madonna obviously but in Beyonce as well. When Destiny's Child came out Britney was the big thing. We didn't know Beyonce would become well Beyonce. lol

Cristofle

I had the most pretentious co-worker back then who liked Destiny's Child but thought they'd go to the fringes of music or something. I want to find him and laugh at him about Beyoncé.

Sam_MC

Say my name, say my name... Such gospel

The Shadow Strikes

Who said anything about placating? I didn't say anything about placating white people, nor black people. It takes two to tango.

The Shadow Strikes

I've just found out that there's a new Power Rangers film. I watched the original series as a child. Things really do come around in a circle, wait long enough and everything will come back into fashion.

loveslullaby

Derek/Alex lived on Star! Well, I at least knew they weren't gonna kill off Alex lbr. But with Derek, I was worried.

Cristofle

I am STUNNED. STUNNED, I tell you.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/u...rds=AudDevGate

I genuinely loathe Betsy DeVos.

Sam_MC

Rachel AND Kaitlin joining Nashville? Sign me up.

I miss Rhonda on Empire

mjgchick

I miss Rhonda as well. She was a hoot. I'd assume she'd do a guest appearance on Mr. Robot by now. But it sounds like she does gets to sing on Nashville. lol

So Veronica invited Reggie as her arm candy but she spent the night rubbed up on Josie. Das gay. lol

But yeah to Cheryl not being so crazy for once and helped Polly. Billy Lumis gotta stop drinking because Zack or Cody can't be the parent in that relationship.