04.06.2020

Protester who Trump called an ‘anarchist’ on Twitter says he was just trying to help out

By Alicia Lee and Brian Ries, CNN

When Nathan Caraway joined a protest in Columbus, Ohio, he was going as a white man who wanted to help his city’s activists be safely heard, he said. But online, he was accused of more nefarious intentions.On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Caraway’s been called an anarchist and an Antifa organizer. Police called him a “person of interest.” Twitter users claimed he was instigating violence — accusations he strongly denies.”My mission was to go support the people who were there to let their voice be heard and to express that I’m an ally,” Caraway told CNN on Tuesday. “That was my only intention.”The 32-year-old Ohio native shot to infamy this week when he was seen in a widely shared video speaking to a group of black men during Saturday’s protest. “We’re building a barricade. Go get everything you can find,” Caraway can be heard saying. He appears to hand some money to one man out of his wallet.It’s unclear where the video originated. But what’s clear is how quickly it spread and where it wound up. After it was tweeted by many people, including conservatives such as podcaster Wayne Dupree, the Columbus Division of Police posted pictures of Caraway to Facebook, asking the public for help finding this “person of interest.”

In the comments of its post, the division linked to a YouTube video that claimed Caraway was a “Columbus Antifa paying people to do tasks in riots,” and on Twitter, thanked one of the people who tweeted the clip for tagging them.Local media carried the police’s message and the images of Caraway’s face even further.Then the President stepped in.”Anarchists, we see you!” President Donald Trump said in a tweet accompanying the video Monday, using a term long used as a fill in for leftist extremists, helping the clip rack up over 12 million views with hundreds of thousands of likes.After the President’s tweet, things took an especially nasty turn, Caraway said. His name and address were leaked online, and he’s received death threats. He even had a scary real-life encounter.

“Two individuals started chasing the vehicle I was in due to that misunderstanding,” Caraway said. “And that didn’t happen until after President Trump had shared that tweet because I believe he has one of the most powerful voices on the internet.”The Columbus Division of Police have since updated their social media posts to say they’ve identified the man in the video. On Twitter they said, “This person has been identified. Thank you for your assistance.” Caraway’s lawyer, attorney Sean Walton, said they haven’t been contacted by the police and his client hasn’t been charged. He said they did stop by Caraway’s house, but he wasn’t home.The Columbus Division of Police did not respond to CNN’s multiple requests for comment. A spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office Southern District of Ohio said it would not comment on any matters potentially under investigation.

What the video shows

Caraway admits that, yes, he was hoping to help the protesters build a barricade — but that was for their defense.And while the video does show him seeming to hand over some money, a moment that has been interpreted as Caraway paying people to riot and be violent against the police, he says he had asked the men to buy supplies to set up a wash station for people who had been pepper sprayed.

“I took it upon myself to build a wash station for the street medics who could help clean people’s faces off. I had asked some young men that I had seen on bicycles if they would be willing to go fetch some supplies like water, baking soda, baby wipes and milk,” Caraway said, noting that he handed them $60 to buy the supplies from stores that were still open further up north.”I only had given the money because they had stated that they would be willing to help, but they didn’t have money,” he added. “Before they left (I asked them) to help me build a barricade.”Eric Stonewall, 22, was also at the protest. He saw Caraway there.”As soon as I saw him identified as a person of interest, I was frustrated,” Stonewall told CNN. While the two don’t know each other personally, Stonewall said they interacted briefly at the protest.”In terms of what I saw, honestly more than anything he was helpful and respectful. He came up to me and some other people saying that we need to help others get more cover with loose boards and trash cans,” he said. “Someone tried to empty out a trash can, but he said, ‘Grab the empty ones. We’re not trying to make a mess.'”

His first time at a protest, he says

This was the first time Caraway, who works as an extractor at a medical cannabis company, participated in any sort of protest, Caraway told CNN.Through his lawyer, Caraway said he has no political affiliation and was only doing what he could to help others. “Nathan is not a member of any organization whatsoever, let alone Antifa or any other group,” his lawyer Sean Walton said.Daniel Ortiz, a pastor who’s known Caraway for over two years, told CNN, “My heart broke for him. I know him and I know that’s not the type of person he is. He’s justice-oriented. He wants to help others and bridge the gap between people. He’s not a divider. He’s a uniter.”

Caraway and his lawyers did not comment on whether they will be taking any legal action towards anyone. What they want to do first and foremost is clear his name, his other lawyer Jalyn Parks said.”For him to literally be in the act of trying to help people and better his community. With one video, he’s been vilified and afraid for his life,” Parks added. “The goal here is to tell his story so that people know and understand some of the consequences of spreading misinformation.”While he’s still in fear for his life, Caraway said he has forgiven all parties involved in spreading the misinformation, including Trump.”I forgive him and I have no resentment in my heart,” Caraway said regarding Trump. “I’d like to see his office make our country a better place.”Google, which owns YouTube, did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Twitter said they were looking into the video and corresponding tweets on Tuesday afternoon.

Trump and allies shift the blame

The claims that an anarchist or member of the Antifa, which stands for anti-fascists, was caught on tape comes as the second week of nationwide protests continues following the death of George Floyd, some on the right have sought to blame Antifa for the violence.Federal law enforcement officials have said that they are aware of outside groups using the protests as a cover to destroy property and incite violence, and Trump has pointed to far-left groups as responsible for that, though without offering evidence.

He has even tried to designate Antifa, short for anti-fascists, as domestic terrorists, despite the loose network of activist groups having no clear coordination or leadership and the clear constitutional concerns such a designation would surely invite.

CNN’s Evan Perez, Jason Hoffman, Donnie O’Sullivan and Betsy Klein contributed to this report.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/03/us/ohio-protester-anarchist-antifa-trump-twitter-trnd/index.html

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03.06.2020

Instagram Says Its Anti-Spam System ‘Incorrectly’ Blocked Black Lives Matter Posts

DL CADE

Instagram landed in hot water yesterday after some users discovered they were being blocked from posting anything with the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. In a statement on Twitter, the photo sharing site blamed its anti-spam system.

In a message posted to the Instagram Comms Twitter account yesterday afternoon, the Facebook-owned photo sharing site said it were aware of the issue, and attempted to explain what happened. While some online were suspicious of institutional censorship, Instagram said the problem was caused by its automated anti-spam system, which was triggered by the sheer number of posts being uploaded with the hashtag #blacklivesmatter.

“We’re aware that some people are incorrectly running into ‘action blocked’ messages when using the hashtag #blacklivesmatter, or resharing related posts,” wrote Instagram. “We have technology that detects rapidly increasing activity on Instagram to help combat spam. Given the increase in content shared to #blacklivesmatter, this technology is incorrectly coming into effect.”

Instagram users trying to use the hashtag were being prevented from posting by a pop-up that read, “Please try again later. We restrict certain content and actions to protect our community.”

The company didn’t outright say it had fixed the problem, nor did it disclose how many users/posts might have been affected by the issue. All users were told is that “we are resolving this issue as quickly as we can.” Then, earlier today, the Twitter account shared a request “from the community” asking people not to use the #blacklivesmatter hashtag on their #blackouttuesday posts:

Of course, this isn’t the first time Instagram or its parent company have been called out for incorrectly flagging content, but given the highly sensitive topic at hand, and the protests currently taking place across the entire United States, Instagram and Facebook will receive far more intense criticism than usual if issues like this aren’t resolved promptly.

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Twitter users raise millions for bail funds for George Floyd protestors

Alicia Adamczyk @ALICIAADAMCZYK

In just a few days, bail funds across the country have received tens of millions of dollars in donations after the killing of George Floyd, a black man, while in police custody in Minneapolis.

The influx of donations is so large in such a short period of time that some funds, including the Minnesota Freedom Fund and the Brooklyn Bail Fund, are asking people to donate to other organizations and causes that need the money more. The Minneapolis Freedom Fund received $20 million in donations between Wednesday, May 27, and Monday, June 1, the New York Times reported

The swell in donations comes in large part from people publicizing their donations on platforms like Twitter and Instagram and encouraging their followers to match their donations, Octavia Smith, emeritus board president of the Minnesota Freedom Fund, told the New York Times. Celebrities, including Chrissy Teigen, comedian John Mulaney and actress Stephanie Beatriz, who plays a police officer on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” have also publicized the funds and encouraged their millions of followers to donate.

Bail funds are charitable organizations that collect money to pay for the release of people who have been arrested as they await trial. Around 450,000 people who have not been convicted of a crime remain in jail each day in the U.S. because they cannot afford to pay bail, according to the ACLU.

Activists, too, are harnessing the outpouring of donations to support other causes, includingmutual aid groups, such as NYC United Against Coronavirus and NYC Mutual Aid Network. These volunteer groups provide resources and financial assistance to those in need in their communities. Donations to mutual aid groups can be used to pay for medical bills, rent and other necessities.

After hearing from a friend at a bail fund that the organization had received more donations than it could use “for the foreseeable future,” Lydia Mason, 21, started encouraging people on Twitter to donate to mutual aid groups nationwide. 

“You almost forget that we’re in the middle of Covid-19 and there are so many people who need help,” Mason tells CNBC Make It. “It’s not just about combating police brutality, but making sure the communities we’re fighting for are supported beyond the next few weeks.”

Mason, who has been organizing with the Black Lives Matter movement since she was 15, has attended a protest for George Floyd. But she lives with people who are immunocompromised and has decided it is too risky to keep going out. Raising money for bail funds and other organizations on social media is her way of continuing to support the movement.

“I was feeling kind of frustrated with myself that I wasn’t able to make as much of an impact,” she says. “It’s so important to me, so I decided to pivot to helping people learn how to donate money effectively.” 

On Twitter and Instagram, Mason has witnessed fellow Gen Zers post screenshots of their donations and ask followers to match; others, who don’t have as much money, have offered services or artwork to followers who can donate in their stead. The creativity people are showing is “amazing,” she says.

“It’s really refreshing to see a new generation of people being so motivated to ignite change,” she says. “There are a lot of ways to make our country better.” 

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Bachelorette Becca Kufrin Shut Down Rumors She & Garrett Yrigoyen Split

By KELLY SCHREMPH

Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph may have decided to go their separate ways, but there are still a few Bachelor couples out there who remain stronger than ever. This is especially clear when it comes to Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen, though the rumor mill would have you thinking otherwise. Luckily, Becca and Garrett have given an update about their relationship and shut down the recent speculation that the two of them had called it quits.

“According to social media, @gy_yrigoyen and I broke up because he was gone fishing over the weekend,” Becca wrote on an Instagram Story on Sunday, May 31, alongside a video of the two of them cuddling in bed together with their adorable pup. Garrett also made a point to address the issue by reposting Becca’s Instagram Story to his own account the following day on Monday, June 1, signifying that the two of them are more united than ever and still going strong.

Becca and Garrett got engaged just over two years ago during the Season 14 finale of The Bachelorette back in 2018, when the final rose for Becca’s heart came down between Garrett and Blake Horstmann. At the end of the hour, she decided to accept Garrett’s proposal. And it seems the two of them have been happily engaged ever since.

The former Bachelorette posted a few throwback photos on Instagram for their anniversary on May 11, capturing the happiness they shared during his proposal. “Hey @gy_yrigoyen, remember when you opened the ring box backwards? That’s when I knew I was in for the time of my life,” Becca captioned the post. “Two years down, hopefully 68 more to go.”

Though as satisfied as they are with their relationship, the duo isn’t looking to head down the aisle anytime soon. “We’ve had so many family members get married. Like my sister, and his brother just got married in the past year and had babies and my cousins and some of his best friends are getting married,” Becca told Us Weekly back in October 2019 when asked about their pending nuptials. “I’m like, ‘Let’s get ideas from them, let’s let them have their moment and then eventually once we’re ready and fully settled [we can begin planning our wedding].’”

Given that the world is currently experiencing a global pandemic, that day may not be anywhere in the immediate future, but rest assured that these two are a ship built to last.

https://www.bustle.com/p/bachelorette-becca-kufrin-shut-down-rumors-she-garrett-yrigoyen-split-22951177

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02.06.2020

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About BlackoutTuesday

  By ANFERNEE ONAMU 

On this auspicious day when the world doesn’t seem to be spinning quite the right way any more, many people around the world, even here in Kenya, are taking to social media to make their feelings known. According to the tags, the BlackoutTuesday hashtag is being used on social media platforms to show solidarity to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Rules of BlackoutTuesday

You must have seen a few people on social media, especially Instagram, posting a ‘black blank image’. Well, that’s just part of what this entire hashtag is about. It’s important to note that this comes in light of police brutality incidences in the United States. Most notably, what happened to George Floyd, who was murdered on camera while being arrested by a police officer.

The rules of the hashtag state that:

  1. You must not post anything else on social media today except for the blank black screen.
  2. You should suspend all music streams and Youtube Streams for the day.
  3. Cancel/close/suspend all dance studios, classes and meetings for the day.
  4. Identify ways to help the community you live in
  5. Take the time off social media to familiarize yourself with contemporary race relations. Moreover the history of black social political and economic plight.

The blackout may have been intended for the US but it seems like everyone around the world is participating in it. Social media favourites from Xtian Dela and Yummy Mummy to Tom Holland and Liza Koshy are all participating in this movement.

Should you want to participate, just post the image on social media and follow the rest of the rules. However, just as diverse as social media is, not everyone is up for it. Most users state that it is drowning out important posts that need to be seen regarding the matter.

I, however, feel it is a choice to take a minute to reflect on what is happening. There has been a lot of information overload over the past few days. As the tag suggests, we should take time to understand what is happening before we get back to our keyboards.

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Beyoncé Says She ‘Loves’ Changing Diapers

Brandy Parkman

Fans thought that their pop queen Beyoncé couldn’t become any more of a goddess. And then, in 2011, she became pregnant. Watching Queen Bey and her husband, equally famous rapper Jay-Z,  raise their three children — Blue Ivy, Rumi, and her twin brother Sir — has been an experience that is equal parts tender and inspiring for their fans.

Listening to Beyoncé talk about being a mother, it almost starts to feel like she’s just another human like us. Beyoncé clearly loves being a mom. So much so that she’s shared she even loves the most unpleasant parts about the experience! What baby chore does Beyoncé love most? We promise it’s not what you’re expecting.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are parents to three beautiful children.

Eight-year-old Blue Ivy Carter is their first-born child. Beyoncé has been open about the fact that she had trouble getting pregnant and even suffered a miscarriage, so the safe arrival of Blue Ivy into this world was truly a blessed miracle. Beyoncé announced her pregnancy with Blue Ivy in a very public way by revealing her baby bump at the 2011 MTV Music Awards.

A few years later in 2017, Beyoncé shocked the world by revealing that she was pregnant again, this time with twins. She’s revealed that this pregnancy was a difficult one, and she had to have an emergency c-section. Thankfully, mother and babies were safe, and Rumi Carter and Sir Carter made their entrance into this world.

It’s clear from the number of times we’ve seen their kids come along to awards shows and other public events that this is a family that truly values time together above all. It might seem impossible for such megastars to have enough time to spend with their kids, but these two make it happen.

By all reports, Beyoncé is a very hands-on mother, and never misses a school parent meeting. While someone like Beyoncé could easily send a nanny in her place, she values her relationship with her kids enough to be present for them. 

Apparently, Beyoncé is so present in the kids’ school life that fellow neighborhood parents have begun to treat her just like any other mom. It’s been reported that Jay-Z also values the time he’s able to spend with his kids and that he even waited to have kids until later in life when he’d accumulated enough wealth to be able to work less in order to be present with them.

Beyoncé says she loves changing stinky diapers

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 02: Beyonce attends the “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com)

Beyoncé seems to revel and shine in every aspect of motherhood,  even the decidedly unglamorous moments. Fans might be surprised to know that she even seems to enjoy the parenting task that most people aren’t a fan of: changing diapers. 

She told journalist Anderson Cooper on his show, Anderson Live: “I love changing diapers, I love it. I love every moment of it, it’s so beautiful. I love it all.” It’s inspiring to see Beyoncé embrace motherhood in such a deep way. If the world’s top superstar isn’t too good to change dirty diapers, than the rest of us aren’t, either!

She admits that she does get help. “Actually, [Jay-Z] is very good. We both [change diapers],” she told Cooper.

It sounds like she has a great co-parent in Jay-Z. It’s heart-warming to think of this talented and extraordinary couple getting their hands dirty this way for the sake of being good parents. These two clearly are the superstars of their family as well as the world.

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Instagram turns dark for Blackout Tuesday as Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Laverne Cox rally behind Black Lives Matter

REISS SMITH 

In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, Instagram users are letting their accounts go dark for Blackout Tuesday.

Instagram users logging in Tuesday morning (June 2) will find their feeds empty, with black squares replacing the usual melee of photos and videos as users show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement after the killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade and countless other Black people at the hands of police.

The Blackout Tuesday project began after the music industry announced it would be going silent for a day to create space for action in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.

Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang, two Black female music executives, pioneered the #TheShowMustBePaused initiative, explaining that the music industry is one that profits “predominantly from Black art”.

They explained in a statement that Tuesday “is meant to intentionally disrupt the work week”.

“Monday suggests a long weekend, and we can’t wait until Friday for change,” they said.

“It is a day to take a beat for an honest, reflective and productive conversation about what actions we need to collectively take to support the Black community.”

Sony Music, Atlantic Records, Capitol Music Group, Warner Records and Def Jam have all joined in the day of action in various ways.

Columbia said it is giving employees the day to focus on reflection and finding ways “to move forward in solidarity”. Interscope has cancelled all new music releases this week. Apple Music DJs including Zane Lowe have cancelled radio shows, while Spotify is adding an 8 minute 46 second interlude of silence to select playlists, the amount of time George Floyd was suffocated before his death.

What is Blackout Tuesday?

The Blackout Tuesday initiative sees Instagram users sharing black squares in solidarity with the movement.

Crucially, those joining in should not use the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag, which is being used by organisers and protesters to share vital information and updates. Instead, they should use the #BlackoutTuesday tag, if any.

Among those to join Blackout Tuesday are Mariah Carey, who on Sunday (May 31) shared a musical tribute to Floyd and wrote: “We have to make a change. We can’t be silent.”

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has also posted for Blackout Tuesday, as well Rihanna, who shared a black square to her personal Instagram account and to those of her various Fenty businesses, which will all shutter for the day.

The singer turned entrepreneur has spoken of the “devastation, anger and sadness” she’s felt since Floyd was killed.

“Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart,” she added.

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Trans actors Laverne Cox and Trace Lysette both shared a black square, with Lysette calling for authorities to “arrest all four ” police officers involved in Floyd’s death.

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Bob the Drag Queen was among many Drag Race queens to take part in Blackout Tuesday.

Others taking part included writer Dustin Lance Black and actor Billy Eichner.

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/02/blackout-tuesday-what-is-instagram-black-lives-matter-2020/

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BLACK LIVES MATTER: WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A STAND

By VEGWORLD MAGAZINE 

Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

by Diana O. Potter, VEGWORLD Senior Editor

Consider this:

What if others could tell you’re a vegan just by looking at you? 

What if some of them hated you for it?

What if those people hated vegans so much they were willing, even eager, to hurt and even kill them? Kill you? Would fear of violent persecution lead you to eat meat again, to back away from being a target of hate and harm?

Maybe not. But you would have that option.

America’s people of color don’t. They can’t change the color of their skin. And for nearly 250 years, they haven’t been able to live freely and without fear in our declared “free society.” Instead, as all VEGWORLD readers are surely aware, they’ve suffered every form of prejudice and persecution there is, from being taunted on the street to being hunted down and killed.

As I write, they are letting us know they’ve finally, finally had enough. In response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protests in dozens of American cities (joined by people in countries around the world) are carving the words “Black Lives Matter” deep into our national character – hopefully for good. 

VEGWORLD Magazine stands with these Americans asking only for meaningful acknowledgment of their equal value and equal rights in our society. We recognize that as long as racism exists in America, we are all less than we could become. That until we have guaranteed equality for every American, none of us is truly free.

We also stand with those of our readers who want to help turn protests against racism into permanent change in our society. We’ve begun with starting a page on Instagram where you can find more information about the events and feelings that are driving the Black Lives Matter movement. (See the link below.) In addition, we welcome contributions of articles showing how vegans are supporting the move to make our nation’s racism history instead of news. We also welcome your suggestions for how we as vegans can do even more.

The world is finally acknowledging that the time for plant-based lifestyles has come. Now, at long last, the time for true equality in America is almost here. Let’s use the power of our growing  vegan movement to help keep Black Lives Matter moving … toward the universal respect and acceptance it’s always deserved. 

Stay tuned.

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LL Cool J Delivers Powerful Message About Racism: ‘You’re Gambling With My Life’ (Watch)

By A.D. Amorosi


Since 2009, LL Cool  — the Long Island, New York-born rapper and one of hip-hop’s beloved names since the early days of Def Jam – has been better known to CBS television network audiences as the stoic law enforcer on “NCIS” and “NCIS: Los Angeles.” When he’s not throwing bad guys out of planes or running toward explosions, he spent several years as CBS’ genial, go-to host for the annual Grammy Awards broadcast.

But the police murder of George Floyd in Minnesota has inspired LL to deliver a powerful message on Instagram. Staring down a laptop’s camera while wearing a “Black Lives Matter” hoodie and a woolen cap, LL raps hard and with  menace in his voice, invoking the new Martins, Marcuses and Malcom X who’ll speak in Black America’s name, and calling on the ghosts of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo and Eric Garner.

In quick succession, LL rhymes:

For 400 years, you had your knees on our necks
A garden of evil with no seeds of respect
In America’s mirror all she sees is regret
Revenge is a dish that is served on platelets
Transfusion confusion abusing our intellect
I can’t be bought with a $1200 check
Even though $1200 can make a meal stretch 
My mama wasn’t rich, but she earned my respect
She mad a little bit of money for a lot of blood, tears and sweat
Jumping up and down on police cars and vex
After Chauvin killed George Floyd we got next
Molotov cocktails anarchy on the set
The rich took the loot so now we loot s–t
Feeling like a caged tiger that’s whipped to do tricks
That’s why I started fires and yelled and threw bricks
They tried to run me over and arrest me and s–t
Tazed, pepper spray and a gaze with the kid

The starkest moment in the untitled rap comes when mustering the phrase: “Watching that man die slow left a hole/He cried for his mama as the murder unfold / If it wasn’t for the phone, Chauvin would be at home / Feeling justified cause of George skin tone… Americas’ a graveyard filled with black man’s bones.”

Before ending with a solemn phrase, “Black lives matter, forever,” LL yells out “We refuse to live in hell while you live in paradise. Being Black in America is like rolling a pair of dice. But the stakes are way higher, you’re gambling with my life.”

LL hasn’t released music since 2013’s “Authentic,” and while rap commentary surrounding the news of the day is not typical of his music’s themes, he had previously appeared on a duet with Brad Paisley called “Accidental Racist.”

Watch the performance below:

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Lana Del Rey Posts Looting Video on Instagram, Gets Called Out by Kehlani

By Justin Curto

Lana Del Rey, who proclaimed last week that she was “definitely not racist,” stayed silent for most of the weekend as the nation protested against police violence, spurred by recent police killings of multiple black Americans including former DJ Screw associate George Floyd. But she did appear to attend protests in Los Angeles, posting a photo of herself on Instagram along with multiple videos that clearly showed the faces of protesters and looters, which can allow police to target them. (She’s since taken down the photo of herself and video of looters.)

Kehlani — who Del Rey called out on May 21, along with six other women, for making “songs about being sexy, wearing no clothes, fucking, cheating etc.” — responded that night, tweeting at Del Rey to ask her to take down the posts. “@LanaDelRey please remove your instagram post it’s dangerous as fuck and a very poor choice of moments to post,” she tweeted. “By all means protest, but DO NOT endanger people with your very massive platform. oh and turn your fuckin comments on man.” Shortly before, Tinashe also tweeted, “@LanaDelRey why the fuck are you posting people looting stores on your page literally WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM.”

Del Rey has since taken down the video of the looting and photo of herself, but her video of a protestor on top of a destroyed car remains up. Kehlani said she deleted her tweet once she heard that Del Rey deleted the posts (Tinashe’s tweet has also been deleted), but when she found out one of the videos was still up, she replied on Twitter. “I was told the post was deleted and that was my point so i deleted the tweet but i guess it’s not deleted it’s just reposted ?” she wrote. “Leaving it up on my story but hopefully if she gets enough dm’s she will take it completely down.”

After Del Rey’s posts, Kehlani also tweeted more generally about posting protest photos and videos on social media. “Remember, fellow large platforms, at protests A LOT of people can see our stories/lives and it’s impossible to block faces live,” she wrote. “Gotta take a step back and remember not to endanger people. film the cops.” In another tweet, she added, “if someone corrects you on putting something harmful out please just take it down. no matter how many people it reached. if it’s harmful it does not need to stay up. please.”

Del Rey recently dated celebrity cop Sean “Sticks” Larkin, the host of live police show PD Cam and an analyst on Live PD. Justifying their relationship last fall, she said he was “a good cop.”

Del Rey claimed she mentioned Kehlani and the other women (Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Camila Cabello, and Ariana Grande) because they were her “favorite singers,” and that it was “sad to make it about a WOC issue,” even though six of the seven musicians she mentioned are women of color. With an album and two books scheduled to come out over this year and next, prepare yourself for much more Lana discourse.

https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/lana-del-rey-looting-video-instagram-kehlani-twitter.html

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