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I am so glad that I keep seeing these kinds of posts everywhere-  I was afraid that the media and social media would not amplify the clear instances of white people either instigating violence or just not listening to black people when they are telling them what they need from them.  For once it’s like the real stuff is breaking past the usual rhetoric of the media and conservatives.

 

Trump holding a bible was some nonsense, and I’m glad he is being roasted for it.

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I find the "blackout day" to be somewhat vacuous, and just seems to lead to even more derision (see the reactions to Emma Watson), but I guess the idea is nice???? I don't know.

 

Anyway, speaking of the blackout boxes, here's Evan Peters doing the worst damage control ever.

 

 

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Statements from the networks and the soaps:

 

 

Black Lives Matter statement tweet from CBS:


^ CBS tweeted this.

^ This was retweeted by the following Y&R and B&B twitter accounts:
https://twitter.com/YandR_CBS
https://twitter.com/YRInsider
https://twitter.com/BandB_CBS

The same image was posted to the official Y&R facebook account here:
<YR FB post link>
and to the official B&B facebook account here:

<BB FB post link>

 

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Black Lives Matter statement tweet from ABC:


^ Retweeted by https://twitter.com/generalhospital

The same image was posted to the official GH facebook account here:
<GH FB post link>
and to the official GH Instagram account here:
<GH Instgram post link>

 

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Black Lives Matter statement tweet from NBC:

 

Nothing from Days (no reposts or retweets of the NBC statement).
Nothing from https://twitter.com/nbcdays
Nothing from https://twitter.com/daysofourlives
Nothing from https://www.instagram.com/nbcdays/
And nothing from the official Days facebook account.

 


(Of course I realize that such press release statements don't make much difference to human beings being killed and maimed and arrested by cops).
 

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These networks would do well to hire more black creatives instead of using black talent to build their networks' "street cred" before promptly dumping them once the show or timeslot gains momentum. Perhaps then I'd believe that they were doing more than just performative posting.

 

Seriously, when's the last time you saw a one hour drama featuring a black family?

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Y&R rebroadcast Traci and Brad's second wedding on Monday June 1st.
A classic episode from 1991.

Beth Maitland (Traci) was supposed to live-tweet on Monday June 1st 

But she didn't because CBS told her not to as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well that was good but then ....

she tweeted this, which totally misses the real issue:

 

 

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Well, she also made an IG story that said "I don't get it, is the pandemic over?" in response to the protests. And then has been photographed partying on a boat and at an amusement park with her boyfriend and friends. She's a piece of work but I thought that before this happened. She's always going off on twitter.

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