BLM Archives - I Love Old School Music https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/tag/blm/ Everything Old School Live Here! Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-new_favicon_ilosm-32x32.png BLM Archives - I Love Old School Music https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/tag/blm/ 32 32 Fans Call Out Oprah & Other Celebs For ‘Racial Bias’ Toward Florida Shooting Victims https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/fans-calls-out-oprah-other-celebs-for-racial-bias-toward-florida-shooting-victims/ https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/fans-calls-out-oprah-other-celebs-for-racial-bias-toward-florida-shooting-victims/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:38:44 +0000 https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/?p=86529 On February 14, 2018, we all watched helplessly as footage surfaced of the complete and utter horror the young people and the staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL endured at the hands of Nikolas Cruz. The 19 year...

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]]> On February 14, 2018, we all watched helplessly as footage surfaced of the complete and utter horror the young people and the staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL endured at the hands of Nikolas Cruz. The 19 year old mass murderer left 17 people dead in his sick path of destruction with a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle. Following the deadly Florida massacre, many were left wondering what could be done to help soothe the pain of that community, as well as assure that such horror never happens inside of a school again.

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Oprah Winfrey (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Almost immediately after the shooting, the surviving students worked to organize the March For Our Lives, by starting a Go Fund Me account. The upcoming march will be in protest to put pressure on government officials, to enforce much stricter gun laws in America.

Florida Town Of Parkland In Mourning, After Shooting At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Kills 17
PARKLAND, FL – FEBRUARY 21: A woman cries as she visits a makeshift memorial setup in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in memory of the 17 people that were killed on February 14, on February 21, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Police arrested 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz for killing 17 people at the high school. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images,)

Everyday people and celebrities began to take action, and within the first 24 hours of the fundraising campaign, the survivors had already raised more than $2 million. People like Oprah Winfrey, joined other celebs, such as actor George Clooney and his wife Amal, who first donated $500K to the cause. Then director, Steven Spielberg, also stepped up with a $500K pledge of his own.

Oprah tweeted this message on Twitter:

Twitter Fans React & Raise Questions About Racial Bias

It was a beautiful thing to see and the celebs’ generous donations were much appreciated. However, it didn’t take long for people, like Oprah, to get called out on Twitter by many who quickly noticed the difference within the celebrities’ financial response to March For Our Lives, versus the Black Lives Matter movement.

BC Students, Staff Protest Racial Incidents
NEWTON, MA – OCTOBER 20: Boston College graduate student John Gabelus listens during the rally at Boston College in Newton, MA on Oct. 20, 2017. The event was held to protest racism after a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign was defaced on campus. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The major difference the Twitter-verse pointed out, was the difference in the demographics between the primarily Caucasian Florida high school victims and the thousands of Black people who were consistently getting slaughtered by trigger happy cops. Many are now calling out Oprah and others for their lack of financial donations and support for the BLM movement, now that they have a movement in which the celebs stand behind to compare it to. Here are some of the public’s reactions:

https://twitter.com/lyineyes57/status/966394745416306688

https://twitter.com/daniecal/status/966130405823803392

https://twitter.com/kaycetta/status/966152675594326017

https://twitter.com/rwaysek/status/966448646953762816

https://twitter.com/HD4safety_USAF/status/966348290072735745

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/966381473317117952

https://twitter.com/BRVDSHXW/status/966470682556157952

https://twitter.com/brightpinkinLA/status/966449730019500032

What do you think about this ILOSM fam?’ Are people coming down too hard on these celebs? Or are they doing the right thing by calling celerities out on the obvious?

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