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educating yourself and others: a thread #BlackLivesMatter 
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with so many pressing issues going on this is a friendly reminder that you may not be fully aware of the context or importance of many of these. and that’s ok, but now is the time to educate yourself so you can change yourself for the better and help build a better world
also, you may notice your friends/family being seemingly ignorant about said issues. however lack of education is often mistaken for ignorance so please try and educate them on issues such as blm, reverse racism, white privledge, cops, etc
i’m going to attach sources you can use to educate yourself and others on these issues. remember to remain peaceful and calm while educating someone but don’t forget to also stress the importance of these issues.
1. sources for why #BlackLivesMatter https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> is important
https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
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2. sources for why all cops are bad, whether intentionally or not
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/09/27/how-bad-apples-spoil-the-whole-bunch
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https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/09/27/how-bad-apples-spoil-the-whole-bunch
3. sources for why reverse racism isn’t real, and you cannot be racist towards white people
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-reverse-racism-doesnt-actually-exist-in-the-us-2016-4%3famp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www... href=" https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2019/05/a-few-thoughts-on-racism-towards-white-people">https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2... https://twitter.com/morelftv/status/1265768096297607169?s=21">https://twitter.com/morelftv/...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-reverse-racism-doesnt-actually-exist-in-the-us-2016-4%3famp
4. sources for why white privledge is a very real thing
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2017/07/24/10-examples-that-prove-white-privilege-exists-in-every-aspect-imaginable/
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-ju... href=" https://www.google.com/amp/s/theundefeated.com/features/why-do-so-many-white-people-deny-the-existence-of-white-privilege/amp/">https://www.google.com/amp/s/the...
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2017/07/24/10-examples-that-prove-white-privilege-exists-in-every-aspect-imaginable/
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5. what you can do to help
-the first step is education. uneducated people tend to give themselves the benefit of the doubt. learn your facts
-educate others. friends, family, strangers online. don’t let them be bystanders
-recognize your white privledge
-USE YOUR VOICE!
-the first step is education. uneducated people tend to give themselves the benefit of the doubt. learn your facts
-educate others. friends, family, strangers online. don’t let them be bystanders
-recognize your white privledge
-USE YOUR VOICE!
lastly, here is a petition you can sign to help. if you read this thread and made use of it, thank you. please continue to educate and also use your voice. do not be silent during these times. nothing good will come from silence. https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis/?source=dm_sms_optin_5-26-20">https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/just...
i felt this was important to add to the thread. once again i know this isn’t typical of my to talk about on this account but i don’t care that it’s not baseball related, EVERYONE needs to hear about this issues and that means speaking up and voicing them to others.
