The ACLU has found itself in a bit of a tight spot again, after taking heat Wednesday for posting a photo of an adorable baby holding an American flag.
It wasn’t long before the ACLU was thanking followers on Twitter for pointing out the white supremacist underpinnings of its tweet, stating that “this is the future that ACLU members want” — a patriotic, flag-waving, white baby, apparently.
Just a day later, the ACLU carried on with a presentation called, “When Heritage Equals Hate.” The organization had already teamed with Color of Change earlier in the week on a petition to demand that “symbols that celebrate the Confederacy and slavery be removed or replaced in public spaces in your state.”
Public spaces shouldn't celebrate the Confederacy or slavery. Sign on with @ColorOfChange to bring them down➡ https://t.co/mxiHzPQZae
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 22, 2017
Thursday night’s presentation was streamed on YouTube alongside a live chat window, and the ACLU also posted some tweets summing up the argument being made.
.@jeff_robinson56: Don't listen to the pundits—Confederate leaders were open about the fact the war was over slavery https://t.co/h7NNuVZvZ0 pic.twitter.com/8cCvn88Mdy
— People Power (@peoplepower) August 25, 2017
Among those tweets was an answer to a question asked by President Trump in response to Charlottesville: “I wonder, is it George Washington next week? And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after?”
The answer would seem to be a soft “no” on Washington. The monument can stay, it seems.
Recommended
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/900884474740830209
Once again, the ACLU’s followers on social media were there as they were the day before to keep them in check and remind them that white supremacy is everywhere.
— Bob Out of Hell ?☭ (@AlmightyBoob) August 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/FJPotts/status/900894917102374912
https://twitter.com/TehDeminz/status/900889307996712961
https://twitter.com/andrewstando/status/900891803066519552
Um……. this is a bad take https://t.co/78xgo7FGe8
— Squirrel of Doom ? (@squirrel_doom) August 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/shaun2357/status/900888527331893248
you dense motherfuckers. https://t.co/JEhDJzpWA8
— Miguel BibancoⓋ (@miguelbibanco) August 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/twitersgoodboy/status/900887507285536768
Oh my gosh! Can y'all shut the fuck up already? Just stop!! https://t.co/N1fQy17g8A
— Akilah (@craziforlife) August 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/nultrasol/status/900896564922654720
https://twitter.com/Pope_Chili_Town/status/900888018797510656
He literally fought to separate the US from a country that had effectively abolished it so like… https://t.co/YSm8mn2LzY
— Mike Isaacson (@VulgarEconomics) August 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/MF_Patsquatch/status/900888050242289665
Don't forget that the founding fathers were rich old white guys that committed genocide. https://t.co/DldB9Zb7lW
— Bordiga's Cat (@norpluasaurus) August 25, 2017
Problematic. Maybe Trump had a legitimate point?
* * *
TRIGGERED: ACLU grateful to have its own white supremacist underpinnings called out https://t.co/ri07rghmwX
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 24, 2017
Join the conversation as a VIP Member