CHOP CHAZ losing the support of those that might otherwise support the BLM cause
anyway here’s another thread about #CHOP from the pov of a queer black female north cap hill resident! i have a lot of feeeelings
first and foremost, i hate being in the middle of #CHOP. i am small and not very physically capable myself and i have general anxiety, panic disorder, clinical depression & PTSD, so i am already naturally weary of like, most potentially dangerous public situations
i’ve lived on the hill for about 4 years now and i’ve been spending time there since i attended The Nova Project - i dropped out of high school 7 years ago. the way it feels for me to be in my neighborhood right now is different in a new and negative way.
i have never had a single issue with protestors, black people, or true allies in #CHOP. when i am around my true community, i feel safer than ever. my problem is with everybody else.
i have observed first hand more times than i can count, people who are clearly not truly here to support and protect black people in seattle. it is obvious who is there to learn, and who is not. the overwhelming majority is clearly not.
i’m just going to keep saying this until people listen: i don’t see #CHOP helping us make progress in addressing police brutality against black people because the rest of Seattle STILL HAS COPS, & BLACK PEOPLE. #seattleprotest #seattleprotests
Black heart
to wrap this up, something about seeing a jeep flying a blue lives matter flag driving down broadway, where i have spent years connecting to my true community, hit different. in a really bad way. *i don’t have a call to action or a proposed outcome here.
https://twitter.com/rlygoodboy/status/1274817574945951744