I listened to this video and thought her message was powerful. I didn't take away from it that the main point is George Floyd was high or intoxicated. No, he didn't deserve to die like he did.....or die at all, for that matter. I'm thrilled that the cops involved have been arrested and charged with his murder, because that's exactly what they did! The main point of this video is that a person of color is decrying her people glorifying black criminals and making role models and martyrs of them, all the while rioting, looting and destroying our cities and businesses......and expecting to get away from it because they're the victims in all this! Of course, they have struggles. Of course, racism is alive and well, but beating the same dead horse for hundreds of years isn't accomplishing anything or changing the struggles. Candace Owen and Dr. Ben Carson are examples of people of color who didn't buy into the usual narrative and worked to get somewhere and make something of themselves. The sad part is that for their efforts, they're labeled as "coons" or "Uncle Toms" instead of being held up as the role models they are.
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