Is there anything better than liberal Twitter attacking liberal Twitter?
Answer: HECK NO!
Here’s the latest in blue-on-blue antics where #BlackLivesMatter protesters are outraged at Mother Jones for writing that the black community has failed to embrace the gay rights movement in the wake of last weeks SCOTUS decision legalizing gay marriage:
It's time for the black rights movement to finally embrace gay rights. http://t.co/EDu1mEuxfd pic.twitter.com/Th4Yug8BmQ
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) July 2, 2015
We noticed the same thing:
But Mother Jones is liberal and for them to write such a hard truth, well … that just doesn’t fly:
https://twitter.com/HueyPNewblack/status/616607054594060288
https://twitter.com/MarySueRenfrow/status/616595012332027904
Sigh. This is terrible. https://t.co/Q1sGA3kAmt
— Tyrannosaurus FLEX (@VdotW) July 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/FranciscoLWhite/status/616622079585177600
Don't tell us what to do. We've been doing this, so… https://t.co/B0qfWX0I5e
— Jazzmen Watson (@jazzmen_k) July 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/handymayhem/status/616620310176092162
It used to be called "the civil rights movement" but I guess that title isn't divisive enough anymore. https://t.co/T60EwU7d0w
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) July 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/Karnythia/status/616591757057376256
Keep in mind, what Mother Jones is writing is nothing new. #BlackLivesMatter protester DeRay Mckesson has written about the homophobic attacks he’s had to endure from inside the movement many times before:
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@FranciscoLWhite @Adamant_Yves @mcurryfelidae07 and I agree that the movement space itself has to deal w/ its homophobia in general.
— deray (@deray) May 11, 2015
@LAYLEGEND @SonofBaldwin let's chill on the homophobia
— deray (@deray) March 5, 2015
@Bayethegod cmon bruh, let's drop the homophobia
— deray (@deray) March 2, 2015
Homophobia is becoming more visible and vocal in movement spaces.
— deray (@deray) February 17, 2015
@kicksb4rent what does this have to be with gay? Let's not wade into subtle homophobia.
— deray (@deray) February 15, 2015
Others want to know when Mother Jones will write about racism in the gay rights community, basically ignoring any anti-gay voices in their own movement:
https://twitter.com/KimBrownTalks/status/616591788325908480
.@MotherJones I assume this is accompanied by a very long article about racism among white gay folks? https://t.co/v0LmijaG4G
— Robyn Swirling (@RSwirling) July 2, 2015
@Karnythia Oh for FFS. Hey @MotherJones, how about "It's Time For the Gay Rights Movement To Stop Whitewashing and Everyone Else Out?"
— Annalee (@LeeFlower) July 2, 2015
How about time for the gay rights movement to stop throwing queer, trans, and NB blacks under the goddamn bus, @MotherJones?
— Matthew Gomes (@matthewddsg) July 2, 2015
@MotherJones the powerful & successful gay rights movement needs to big brother the less connected black & indigenous communities
— R1b1Metaheteros (@ZRODWN) July 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/Maggyw519/status/616608619308544000
@MotherJones Yeeeeah, it's kinda the other way around. The mainstream gay rights movement is real white, y'all.
— Noncompliant (@_noncompliant_) July 2, 2015
@MotherJones You do realize that the gay rights movement has continually left their Black counterparts out!
— ?MBAttitude ?Naija? ?????? (@JaiSayWhat) July 2, 2015
Doesn’t this outrage at the gay rights movement kinda prove Mother Jones’ point? Answer: Yes.
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