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Actor Jesse Williams unloads on Baltimore critics in passionate Twitter essay
The "Grey's Anatomy" actor wrote about the prevelance (sic) of rioting throughout history
On Monday evening, as Baltimore was rocked by violent and non-violent protests alike, actor Jesse Williams, known for his role on Greys Anatomy and for occasionally weighing in on issues of race and police brutality, wrote what amounted to an essay on the history of rioting.
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/28/so_exactly_what_kind_of_violence_dont_you_like_actor_jesse_williams_baltimore_rant/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Solly Mack
(90,771 posts)Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)Solly Mack
(90,771 posts)Thank you for posting the article.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)There are some really good ones over at Salon. Thank you.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Absolutely true.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)They're getting discriminated against, murdered in the streets, so the Blu Klux Klan can claim to justify their paychecks. Can't say I blame black people for having a riot.
When white people riot, it's over sports...
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)clarice
(5,504 posts)and they ran out of mayonnaise !!! You should have seen those white folk !!!!
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)clarice
(5,504 posts)jeff47
(26,549 posts)(Insert sound of smashing groceries and rioting here)