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Originally Posted by Liam-

If people turn their backs on the cause because of the visual of a group of black people organising and coming together, because of what they’re wearing, then frankly, they never really truly backed the cause and they’re part of the problem imo

Maybe but honestly it's a matter of pragmatism vs idealism. What is arguably "morally right" and the way things SHOULD be is not the same as the steps that need to be taken to secure real, meaningful change. The only way to secure meaningful change is to engage with - even manipulate, if needs be - the majority "everyman" mindset and those mindsets are easily frightened away by "too much" moral passion or displays of really any sort of fired-up emotion. Anger, frustration, etc. are all valid but they won't secure meaningful change. The righteous path isn't the path that secures results, because the people who hold power don't give a **** what's right, only what's popular or benefits them directly. It's a hard pill to swallow but I think everyone has to at some point. There's a reason idealism fades with age... and it's mostly repeated realisations that things that seem to be "going somewhere" inevitably lose steam when they become emboldened, because they start losing mainstream support.

You don't really have to believe me, I guess. It'll become self-evident in time. These images are "too much" for the majority audience and so it doesn't actually matter what the intent is, in terms of the outcome.