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‘Defund the Police’ Is Not a Radical Statement

29Jun

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‘Defund the Police’ Is Not a Radical Statement

The Bougie Aunt | Published 10:00 a.m. E.T. June 29, 2020 5 minute read Among the topics which have emerged from the recent attention upon the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLMM), is the roaring call to ‘defund the police’. As expected with reformist declarations, the slogan was met with mixed opinions. On the offensive for the statement were people seeking ammunition to gun down the recent social upheaval, like President Trump, who has purposely misconstrued the slogan to present it as the antithesis to law and order. While the defense has had to repeatedly explain, ‘defund[ing] the police’ is simply asking for funds to be redirected into other sectors that are lacking in endowments, such as education, healthcare, and mental health services. The defense’s contention is reasonabl...

Who Are Anonymous?

The Bougie Aunt | Published 12:00 a.m. ET June 11, 2020 Anonymity usually has two polar sides. One of the sides is commonly associated with the status one obtains for the ability to spew any unpleasant words or actions upon (typically an unsuspecting) victim. The other, more enjoyable, side is the status one takes when they do not want to receive credit for work they have contributed to that tends to be charitable. However, in the new age of the media, the former has seemed to triumph over the latter through the following: an increase in nasty comments that are generally directed at an influential person or group of people, ‘receipts’ that threaten to expose someone or something if they do not comply to something previously requested, and a newfound culture that centers around ‘can...

Malcolm X: X’ed Out of the American Curriculum

The Bougie Aunt | Published 6:30 p.m. ET June 8, 2020 The past few weeks have highlighted the tense racial relations in America. It has allowed for the re-emergence of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement to be at the forefront of news, not only in America, but also globally. The newfound attention has also brought about a sharp divide in beliefs surrounding the best way to promote rightful change for the living standards of Blacks in America. One of the hotly debated arguments are the riots, whether they are reversing the work of the BLM movement or furthering it. Dissidents of the riots are often quick to cite Martin Luther King Jr. as an example of peaceful civil disobedience that enacted governmental change. Like Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms who said the riots were not “hono...