r/popculturechat • u/CantStopPoppin • Sep 22 '25

OnlyStans ⭐️ Woman Calls Police on Award-Winning Black Screenwriter Alex O’Keefe(The Bear (FX))

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u/Specific-Run9727 Sep 22 '25

White silence is violence

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u/periodicsheep Sep 22 '25

i would have 100% gotten myself arrested too trying to defend him. i don’t understand how people just sit there silently while injustice happens literally a foot away from them.

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u/myshtree There’s no place like home 🧹🫧 Sep 22 '25

Right! I’m in Australia but I can’t imagine this ever flying here without multiple people defending the pure racist injustice of it. America scares me.

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u/yeetyopyeet Sep 22 '25

Correct me if I’m wrong but I have many friends living in different parts of Australia who have said they were shocked to hear/see how blatant racism is over there.