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minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoWait hangon, is this all because you’re interpreting positive approval of a contentious political figure from 1/3 of a population as not popular?
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·2 months agoYou realize that the figure includes black people right?
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·edit-22 months agoSo… do… they not count?
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·edit-22 months agoThe question is optics of the oppressor. When someone tells <oppressed minority> they need to be civil and quiet and unobtrusive so straight, white, cis males will support them, and cites King, they’re either wildly misinformed of history or siding with the oppressor.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agoEven including black people MLK was factually overwhelmingly unpopular.
Wait hangon, is this all because you’re interpreting positive approval of a contentious political figure from 1/3 of a population as not popular?
You realize that the figure includes black people right?
So… do… they not count?
The question is optics of the oppressor.
When someone tells <oppressed minority> they need to be civil and quiet and unobtrusive so straight, white, cis males will support them, and cites King, they’re either wildly misinformed of history or siding with the oppressor.
Even including black people MLK was factually overwhelmingly unpopular.
… Except with black people, right?