Posted on 09/26/2016 5:01:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Actor Isaiah Washington is calling on African-Americans to protest the recent killings of black men by police in a very different way.
Washington took to Facebook on Tuesday to suggest that African-Americans across the United States boycott showing up for work on Monday to show that black lives matter in the wake of recent police brutality.
"Imagine if every single African American in the United States that was really fed up with being angry, sad and disgusted, would pick ONE DAY to simply 'stay at home' from every single job, work site, sports arena and government office in the United States of America," he wrote to his thousands of followers.
"I'm very sure that within 72 hours from Wall Street to the NFL...Black Lives Would Matter. September 26, 2016 is THE DAY," the former "Grey's Anatomy" star continued....
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
FULL TITLE: Former ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Isaiah Washington calls on African-Americans to boycott work to protest recent killings of black men
Imagine if all Black actors refused to work for the next 4 years....
I’m guessing nobody would notice.
Kool. Their employers can bocott paying the bums.
oh great
a rich black guy encourages poor working people to stay out of work and so not get paid with the money needed to feed their families...
Imagine if all Black actors refused to work for the next 4 years....”
There wouldn’t be anyone on television.
Who the hell is Isaiah Washington? Seriously, I’ve never heard of him.
They should try boycotting the police. Dont give the police any business. No robbing, no drug dealing, no shootings, etc etc..
I might support this if those on welfare would also refuse to accept any handouts.
Oh, I’m sure that will discourage cops from shooting armed thugs when threatened...not!
One thing's certain -- there would be a lot less celebratory dancing after every play in the NFL.
I was wondering how to make this point tactfully. You did it for me. Ditto to what you said.
3 letters to envision an epic fail:
N
B
A
Some actor who got fired for anger issues, IIRC.
Black people who work for a living think like any people who work for a living.
Isaiah Washington could probably get more participation if he called on African-Americans to boycott welfare and SNAP benefits. /sarc
Best...Day...Of...Work...EVER!!!
That would be like a government shutdown. Seems blacks are the only ones getting hired by our government.
Why weren’t you at work?
Black Lives Matter!
You’re fired
i was going to say- isn’t this the crux of the issue when dealing with a lot of vacant black fathers?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.