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Dear Flora: Black Lives Matter and LGBT+ Teens
Dear_Flora
Dear Flora,I am a white woman living in the U.S. I have been following the Black Lives Matter protest, and I want to support the cause. However, my job is very public, and my work contract forbids me from engaging in the protests, or even writing online about controversial issues. But I know that staying silent doesn't help anyone, and I think it's important to help by using my platform to ... ...more
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St. Louis Couple Gets Memed After Pointing Guns at Protestors
EnglishMajorLeagues
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Mark and Patricia McCloskey, now known all over the internet as 'Ken and Karen,' have shaken the news as they brandished firearms as a group of protestors marched across their property, on their way to Mayor Lyda Krewson's residence, where they planned to demand her resignation after she released the names and addresses of those calling for the defunding of the St. Louis ... ...more
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Walking the Fine Line of #BlackLivesMatter
EnglishMajorLeagues
George Floyd was murdered. In my mind, this point is irrefutable. I don't know how anybody can hear him say "I can't breathe" with an officer's knee on his windpipe and not feel that spark of rage that has in the last week been fanned into what can only be described as an inferno. If you feel upset by Floyd's murder, that's good, because you should feel moved by it. His death was unjust, and ... ...more
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Seattle High School Students Stage Protest Over Firing of Teachers
Kelli Dolan
One day we’ll hopefully see love win in all scenarios, but sadly there’s still so much prejudice in the world. Recently at a Catholic high school in Seattle Washington, two teachers were forced into resignation for being gay. Both teachers had gotten in engaged shortly before the incident, and naturally, they shared their respective exciting news on social media. Having caught wind of it, the ... ...more
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Cat Stickers Used to Cover "Racist Rubbish"
EnglishMajorLeagues
"There was some racist rubbish here but I covered it up with this picture of a cat." These are the words plastered all over Manchester, with an accompanying cat picture, of course. The kitty sticker crusade is turning heads all over the world, and is all over social media. The campaign is believed to be speaking out against hoax Extinction Rebellion posters, the group in question being an ... ...more
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Burger King Faces Protest After Use of 'D-Word' in Commercial
EnglishMajorLeagues
The conservative group One Million Moms is back in the news, this time focusing their attention on fast food giant Burger King. The company, in order to promote their new 'impossible burger,' with a patty made entirely from plants, released a commercial featuring what One Million Moms considers profanity: the 'd-word.' Phrases such as '[d-word] that's good,' and 'I'm a [d-word] fool' are on ... ...more