Blackout Tuesday: What is it - and why were people posting black squares on Instagram?

By Gareth Davies

 

Image: Google

 

You may be wondering why your social media feeds were been engulfed by black squares yesterday. 

 

Celebrities, corporations, music labels and sports stars vowed not to post on their accounts on what is being called Blackout Tuesday following the death of George Floyd.

 

Demonstrations have broken out across the US following the death of Mr Floyd and other allegations of police brutality against people of colour.

 

Amid a febrile atmosphere, police have clashed with protesters in cities including New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, while Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the country's military unless state authorities stop ongoing violent demonstrations.

 

Full Story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/03/blackout-tuesday-black-squares-instagram/

Yet not a day goes by without a white farmer being mutalated and killed in Rhodesia and South Africa and the world still stays silent....how about a white Wenesday.

8 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Yet not a day goes by without a white farmer being mutalated and killed in Rhodesia and South Africa and the world still stays silent....how about a white Wenesday.

Dude Rhodesia was back in the Ian Smith and Mad Mike Hore days. A few changes since then, especially its correct name.

Your above sentence seems like something out of a 1970's newspaper.

1 hour ago, thainet said:

Dude Rhodesia was back in the Ian Smith and Mad Mike Hore days. A few changes since then, especially its correct name.

Your above sentence seems like something out of a 1970's newspaper.

Yet happening right now

As I look at it, it´s not necessary a black square. It would be as right calling it a white square. Depends on if you like the color of the line or if you look at the content of the square.

2 hours ago, thainet said:

Dude Rhodesia was back in the Ian Smith and Mad Mike Hore days. A few changes since then, especially its correct name.

Your above sentence seems like something out of a 1970's newspaper.

You missed the point.

3 hours ago, thainet said:

Dude Rhodesia was back in the Ian Smith and Mad Mike Hore days. A few changes since then, especially its correct name.

Your above sentence seems like something out of a 1970's newspaper.

Especially his correct name. Thomas Michael Hoare.

It´s also very confusing. When did Instagram start to make commercial for Twitter?

Next you'll be asked to take a knee.

11 hours ago, baansgr said:

Yet not a day goes by without a white farmer being mutalated and killed in Rhodesia and South Africa and the world still stays silent....how about a white Wenesday.

White  lives  dont  matter as for the American fiasco theyd  be  better  off saying  stop  killing their  own.

10 hours ago, thainet said:

Dude Rhodesia was back in the Ian Smith and Mad Mike Hore days. A few changes since then, especially its correct name.

Your above sentence seems like something out of a 1970's newspaper.

Yes , way  more  important than dead people

7 minutes ago, 4reaL said:

Next you'll be asked to take a knee.

I would if i could, but i cant.????

It is quite surreal to watch Tik-Tok right now ...  About 50% is the 'normal' girls doing what they do on Tik-Tok, sexy wiggles etc ... .. The rest is from looting and demonstrations going on in US right now ... mixed in with a fair bit of Thai military personnel clips as well ...

Tick tock tick tock.....

21 hours ago, baansgr said:

Yet not a day goes by without a white farmer being mutalated and killed in Rhodesia and South Africa and the world still stays silent....how about a white Wenesday.

 

21 hours ago, baansgr said:

Yet not a day goes by without a white farmer being mutalated and killed in Rhodesia and South Africa and the world still stays silent....how about a white Wenesday.

Regardless of what currently occurs in South Africa, police are murdering black folk in America, and THAT is the point!