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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums#CrimingWhileWhite Explodes On Twitter Following Eric Garner Decision
Thousands of tweeters are up in arms against racial profiling and police brutality in America, issues that have been hard to ignore amid recent protests over the police killings of Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Akai Gurley and others. #BlackLivesMatter and #HandsUpDontShoot have played a large role in addressing these issues on social media, but there's a new hashtag in town: #CrimingWhileWhite.
Instead of highlighting incidents of prejudice against people of color, #CrimingWhileWhite quickly zeroed in on white privilege, straight from the mouths of those who know it best.
The hashtag shines a bright light on an ugly truth -- see for yourself in the examples below.
McCallister Crowley (@Occupocalypse) December 3, 2014
Mike Levine (@bizmichael) December 3, 2014
Classic (@classicmaterial) December 3, 2014
Alex Halpern (@HalpernAlex) December 4, 2014
Dave Hoover (@davehoover) December 4, 2014
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/criming-while-white-hashtag_n_6265480.html
Cha
(297,503 posts)Thank you, Cali~ Thank you, Twitter.. #CrimingWhileWhite
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)Cha
(297,503 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)marym625
(17,997 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Can you imagine if we had had puters back in the '60's?