• giantripdrop@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    yes, “she was a pretty white blonde” I think is missing that there are 2 videos that clearly show the murder.

    I do think the fact she was a white women did hit the 'holy-shit-this-could-happen-to-me" button for alot of people.

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      6 days ago

      Yeah I agree with both points. When George Floyd was murdered, society didn’t get less racist overnight. People were so pissed because we saw it happen. Anyone can say whatever they want to the contrary, but we are a visual species, and seeing someone murdered is far more emotionally impactful than hearing about it