Posted on 11/02/2021 4:05:53 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
On Jan. 29, 2019, the world got a first-hand glimpse into just how devastating the effects of cancel culture can be and its glaring hypocrisy for Black, queer people. On this day, Jussie Smollett, award-winning actor and former star of Empire reported his assault to the Chicago police, citing racist and homophobic slurs being hurled at him while being physically beaten.
Prior to this incident, Smollett, an openly queer and Black man, would captivate audiences week after week in his role as fictional musical legend Jamal Lyon on Empire. Slowly making his rounds to becoming a legend in his own right via his promising music career, Smollett quickly found himself on the other side of public scrutiny. His swift transition from America’s golden boy to alleged criminal mastermind gave the country a masterclass on cancel culture and its brutal take on the Black queer community.
Smollett would soon face allegations of orchestrating a hate crime for attention which led to him being charged with 16 felony counts including filing a false police report.....
As this case continues to unfold two years later, the latest update finds the actor’s request to have the case dismissed due to his cooperation in paying the $10,000 bond and completion of community service hours. While it is unclear what exactly happened and whether he is (or isn’t) telling the truth, one must acknowledge the painstaking reality of it all.
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Does “Blavity” mean black depravity?
I never asked for your forgiveness so suit yourself.
Is the Babylon Bee now posting articles using a pseudonym?
Lol!
“Does “Blavity” mean black depravity?”
Only if Jerry Lewis isn’t saying it.
Hilarious!
Mostly Smollet needs work.
You can’t fix stupid.
It took nine replies when it was first in my mind even before I finished reading the headline !
LOL! That must be one of those special cowboy movie guns that never runs out of ammunition!
Blavity = Black + Depravity?
“Y’all” doesn’t equate to “youse guys.” “Youse guys” means “all y’all.”
Wow.
That went quickly from “it was Juicy’s fault” to “it was EVERYBODY else’s fault”.
So this guy creates a scenario where he fakes a racially motivated crime, and we are supposed to excuse this because he is a black gay tv actor?
No, this is not grounds to break the law.
Request denied.
Yous guys, yous guys from da sout’, yous guys when you talk you sound like yo STOOPID or sumptin’!
“Y’all” is singular, right?
“All y’all”...the plural?
Its just reinforcing their longheld belief that white man’s laws do apply to them.
That explains why Blacks never listen to police commands. They say stop and the perp always runs.
So is the long held tradition of punishing people for murder, rape, kidnapping, fraud etc now to all be classed part of “Cancel Culture”...next to punishing people for disagreeing with your opinion on Twitter etc?
Should have been “do not apply to them!”
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