Black People : They killed his son; he made a sign.

[skuderjaymes]

Im not above the judgement passin' but I dont have a reason to. I dont know the man to doubt him. What I do know: People react differently to life events. I think it's improper to criticize a grief response.

I see a guy holding a sign and posting the pic on social media. *shrug* Would it make ppl feel better if hed scrawled his message on a nice white poster or a sheet of paper?

Peace MimiBelle,

I'm not criticizing him or his poster... not really.. I was just using his situation as a commentary. It was an opportunity to highlight a cultural behavior that connects all the way back to enslavement. He did what we have been conditioned to do.. peacefully protest. Make a sign.. appeal to the powers that be for some semblance of justice. I understand it completely. But what about vengeance?.. where did his anger go?.. how has it been short-circuited?.. or where has it been re-routed to?.. I think it's an important point.. because these instinctual responses exist for a reason.. and they do not just disappear.. they have to come out in some form or fashion.. they transform into all sorts of other things..

peace again.

 

[Kadijah]

Peace MimiBelle,

I'm not criticizing him or his poster... not really.. I was just using his situation as a commentary. It was an opportunity to highlight a cultural behavior that connects all the way back to enslavement. He did what we have been conditioned to do.. peacefully protest. Make a sign.. appeal to the powers that be for some semblance of justice. I understand it completely. But what about vengeance?.. where did his anger go?.. how has it been short-circuited?.. or where has it been re-routed to?.. I think it's an important point.. because these instinctual responses exist for a reason.. and they do not just disappear.. they have to come out in some form or fashion.. they transform into all sorts of other things..

peace again.

Wow. I just posted a "like-minded" response on another board, i.e., "make a sign, appeal to be powers that be for some semblance of justice." And posted for your stated reason - it's a conditioned, knee-jerk response for the families of black victims of white terrorism/injustice.