Posted on 07/07/2020 5:44:02 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Justin Timberlake is calling for the removal of Confederate monuments across the country.
The singer, who is from Tennessee, posted his comments on Instagram on Monday along with a video on the subject from the American Civil Liberties Union.
“America was built by men who believed in and benefitted from racism. Plain and simple,” Timberlake said in the caption. “...those men who proudly owned and abused Black people are STILL celebrated all over the country.”
Timberlake cited a statistic that there are about 1,848 Confederate statues in the country.
“More than half are in The South, and it’s not acceptable,” he said. “No one should be protecting the legacies of confederate leaders and slave owners. If we plan to move forward, these monuments must come down.”
The pop star emphasized that the statues’ removal “does not erase our country’s vile history of oppression” but instead represents a “symbol of respect for Black people in America.”
Calls to remove Confederate statues and monuments were reignited after video of George Floyd’s arrest and death circulated the country. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, died after a now-former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
Protests erupted nationwide after Floyd’s death, leading some demonstrators to vandalize and topple monuments of Confederate leaders and controversial historical figures.
A recent Quinnipiac University poll showed that a narrow majority of respondents approve of removing Confederate statues, and that voters are split on renaming military bases that are named after Confederate leaders.
President Trump has vowed to veto this year's defense policy bill if it includes an amendment to rename these military bases.
He has also condemned protesters advocating for the removal of statues, saying they want to "overthrow the American Revolution."
His southern forefathers must be spinning in their graves.
I call for the removal of Justin Timberlake, and all those who don’t like this country...
Why ,what did they do to you ?
Good lord, he is dumb. Turns out Britney was The smarter one in the relationship.
Shut up and sing, doofus.
Who the hell is Britney?
I don’t care about statues but free speech protects unpopular Views that others. Like CNN, MSNBC, and others.
Oh yes it does, you idiot...erasing slave history is what the SJWs are doing...such idiocy
He just has to get his name in this ongoing BS....
Justin Timberlake is only rich and famous because of his white privilege and all of his music and personal belongings should be given to a black man to atone for it.
He must do this for the good of the nation.
Another dipshit heard from.
Isn’t this the same pervert who did the porno halftime show with Michael Jackson’s sister?
Yeah, I'm thinking better and better of her.
Who is Justin Timberlake? Why he he is a poor sufferer of Lookatme Disease. LD strikes washed up actors and never was Hollywood wanna bes. LD sufferers stare at their phone hope someone will call to offer a Depends commercial
They are a sad lot
All his assets, and all the assets of the other entertainment industry nitwits, should be seized under the pretext of using it for reparations -- then use it on the budget deficit, which is largely the result of the parasitic underclass. Thanks MarvinStinson.
Justin does know Jefferson and Washington owned slaves...right?
Is he advocating they be done away with as well??
All the crap the left offends the public with day after day and they have the temerity to lecture on what is offensive. Hey here's an idea: Stop supporting the murder of babies, stop supporting a Marxist front group that makes pretend it cares about black lives, stop supporting an Anarchist group that wants everyone to live like animals, stop supporting extremely corrupt politicians, stop bashing the police and emboldening criminals.
Cry me a river!
This Timberman guy sounds like a bully.l
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