Photographer Receives Message From Bride Demanding Her Money Back Because She Supports BLM, Has A Priceless Response To Shut Her Down
Standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement is the least anyone can do. But one bride was less than impressed after seeing the BLM post on her photographer-to-be’s Instagram account.
In fact, the bride got so upset she requested a refund for her deposit. The bride called Shakira “not stable enough to complete the job” and said that the couple “would be embarrassed to have her” photograph their wedding, as they were looking for someone who believes “all lives matter.”
But Shakira Rochelle didn’t fall short of words. She responded to the bride with a DM that blew up the internet and won her the hearts of many. The screenshot was posted on Twitter by a person nicknamed “Q” and got a whopping 812K likes and 149K retweets and counting. So let’s take a look at what Shakira said down below in a perfect example of dropping the mic and standing for what’s right, no matter the clients.
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This BLM post on Shakira’s Instagram angered the bride so much she demanded a refund
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And this is how Shakira replied
After Shakira’s reply went viral, people were eager to help her photography business
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Shakira Rochelle is a 30-year-old wedding, birth, and lifestyle photographer from the Cincinnati area. On her Instagram story posted an hour ago, Shakira stated that “she was hoping to lay low until this frenzy” over the screenshots of her chat with the bride “blew over.”
“But I woke up to something that hurt my soul. There is a photoshopped screenshot circulating stating that coming forward with this story was a business tactic to make profit on the BLM movement.” Shakira called this “the most incredibly absurd thing I have ever heard.”
The photographer explained that the original post started out private until a friend asked if she could share it on social media. “I never had intentions or the desire to go viral for this or anything else,” Shakira stated.
Luckily, the photographer is now booked until winter and is currently not in need of new clients or business.
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To any "all lives" people: we say black lives matter BECAUSE OVER YEARS POLICE MADE IT LOOK LIKE THEY DIDN'T by shooting/chocking/tazering black people almost by default. It's hardly rocket science, and I bet you would have similar problems with a slightly more nuanced version like "black lives also matter" because you know in your heart of hearts that your are trying to minimise something you actually know is wrong in the world but dont like to admit to. If that is our of ignorance or actual racism I'll leave up to you to decide.
Ah, Tyler Duffy shows up with his "if "they" didn't commit more crimes"... OK, let's try this again. It's WHO GETS ARRESTED. Who gets the felony over misdemeanor charge. THAT is slanted. READ UP ON SOCIOECONOMICS OF CRIME. Who cops give a warning and who cops arrest is slanted on biases of race, religion, and economic status. Perceptions of who people are is slanted by biases. (E.g., a black man in a Mercedes "must be" a drug dealer or car thief, and not the guy who owns the Mercedes dealership.) .... *sigh* It's not hard to grasp, it really isn't.
@JacksonPollock...YOU GAVE US a table of ARRESTS. Only proving that, wow, there are these numbers of ARRESTS. Also, your table helpfully excludes Hispanics (who are they thrown in with, then?) and your table is for JUVENILES. Yes, I can read, and my brain processes information very well, thank you! That's how I know your link is irrelevant to the topic at hand. We're nto discussing raw numbers of juvenile arrests. We're discussing racial and socioeconomic biases shown by police, as well as society at large, and how this leads to unnecessary bloodshed. Stay on topic or step away, please.
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Lies! 57 percent of ALL murders are committed by blacks. 63 percent of all armed robberies are committed by blacks. 97 percent of all blacks that are murdered are murdered by another black. We don't have a racist problem or a cop problem, we have a black culture problem! Until we can talk about these simple facts without being called racist It's not going to get any better.
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Wrong. Why is there a disparity in sentencing ask? Due to the fact black people committing the majority of the violent crimes. No study has taken into account the records of the individual who is about to be sentenced. If any one group commits a excessively large amount of crimes the odds of any one of said individual appearing before a judge with a prior conviction greatly increases. With said prior conviction you get a worse sentence. Its basic logic, you fools just don't care , its easier to scream racism.
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Do you all not realize BLM is lierally a political group? Not a social saying? Most of their money goes to support far-left political candidates. I do NOT support the BLM group. ALL lives matter, btw.
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Statistics from the Department Of Justice. In 2019 police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. African-Americans were about a quarter of those killed by cops last year (235), a ratio that has remained stable since 2015. That share of black victims is less than what the black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of how often officers encounter armed and violent suspects. In 2018, the latest year for which such data have been published, African-Americans made up 53% of known homicide offenders in the U.S. and commit about 60% of robberies, though they are 13% of the population. The police fatally shot nine unarmed blacks and 19 unarmed whites in 2019, according to a Washington Post database, down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015. In 2018 there were 7,407 black homicide victims. Assuming a comparable number of victims last year, those nine unarmed black victims of police shootings represent 0.1% of all African-Americans killed in 2019. By contrast, a police officer is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer. A cop is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a cop. #BlueLivesMatter #FactsMatter
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Nonsense, the facts don't back up you false claims. You can argue that it was the case in the past, and that would be correct. But that isn't the case now and hasn't been in decades. The reason you believe this to be true is 1) you don't know the facts. 2) the media is 10× more likely to report the death of a Black man by the cops than report the death of a white man by the cops. They spoon feed the black community straight up bullshit and lies to get the Clicks, and when shit pops off because of their false narrative they get to film it for more clicks. Wake up.
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13% of the population...yet commit 80% of the crime. That's why there's more shooting, tazing, choking, etc. They can't just abide by rules or laws. "Got's to be different!"
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They just don't care about facts. I'll never understand liberals!
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@Virgil, bullshit, you just don't know or care about the facts. Fact- Unarmed white men are killed 2 to 1 by police over Black men. Then you will likely defend your nonsense with some statement like: " Blacks men only make up 7% of the population thus should only make up 7% of shooting deaths by police" this type of response is moronic. The % any one group makes up of population is irrelevant, what matters is % of interactions with police due to crime rates. Black men are 7% of the population yet committed something like 60% of murders/muggings/ violent crimes. The reality is if everyone 100,000 interactions with police lead to 1 unarmed man getting killed then blacks are under represented (shot less) and white people are the ones being oppressed when comparing deaths by interaction. Also the disparity in blacks committing so much more crime can't be blamed on poverty, bc there are way more poor whites. It all comes down to culture and the absence of the father's in the Black community. Check out FBI statistics, Department of Health and Human services.
Read Saint Victoria's post. Think about it. Realise you are wrong and the problem. Now make a change for the better.
Bride doubles down to prove how stupid she is by paying an attorney $4000 to try and get her $800 deposit back. 🤔😂😂
Financial Darwinism - the best kind.
Please proceed to waste your money, Karen....
Give ME $4,000 and I’ll see that she gets $800 back. 🤪😂🤓
most lawyers would provide a free consultation first, and they're more or less obligated to point that out. but for some reason, I suspect the bridezilla will think it's about the principal of the thing and pay a rather resigned, very unhappy (probably not sober) legal sleaze bag to 'take care of it' anyhow.
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Perfectly explained. We need to make this trending. Preferably without little girl or blurred face for privacy reasons.
It's been trending for weeks. What makes you think the little girl isn't proud to have her face associated with her sign? I would be.
@BobbyMcD I wasn't thinking she isn't proud. I was thinking more in the line of "there are a lot of bad people out there." I wouldn't want my child's face on the internet.
I like that one. It's not aggressive or blaming anyone, it explains in clear words what the movement is about and builds bridges, not walls.
My hat off to this Lady! She's amazing as a person and as a photographer and I'm proud that there are people like her. That 'bride' and the likes of her will eventually meet someone called Karma. If I were American and I had any event planned, I would have been honoured to book her. Thank you!!!
Her response was beautiful. She didn't stoop to her client's level by getting angry or resorting to negativity and name calling. The 'wishing you a lifetime of growth' bit was fabulous, but that last line was a pure mic drop moment and I loved it! I just hope she really did donate the deposit.
Well I’d be embarrassed to have to work at a racist wedding so I think they did her a favor
Saying 'All Live Matter' instead of 'Black Lives Matter' is like demanding that all houses have water sprayed on them, not just the one that's on fire. It takes longer, wastes resources, and it generally unhelpful. Say strong, everyone. You deserve love, health, and a chance. <3
I really hope whoever does photograph their wedding shows up with a BLM sticker on the side of their gear case. :)
I’m a twelve year old white girl and let me tell you I seem to know a lot more then the brats in the comment section, talking about you Jackson
Good on you Phoebe! The GenZ v Millennials article made your generation seem very petty and bitter, but here you are showcasing what I know to be one of the greatest things about young people today. You are not afraid to stand up for other people, even when you know you'll likely be attacked for it by pathetic little trolls. You take the time to educate yourselves on the issues that many adults choose to remain ignorant of, preferring to reinforce their misconceptions rather than admit their mistakes. Our world is facing a lot of problems right now, but seeing the youth response gives me hope that we can overcome them. As Tones and I says, "the kids are comin' for you"!
Thank you!! Your reply made me happy
The whole thing is awful but the one thing that stuck out for me is when she said "outspoken on matters that simply do not concern them", that is the most ignorant and plain stupidest thing I've heard today. Black Live Matter concerns us all - every single one of us. If it doesn't affect her it doesn't matter? Selfish, horrible woman. Good luck with a happy and long lasting marriage with that attitude b**ch.
Am I getting it right, somebody regrets BLM because it's an offence to "ALL LIVES MATTER" ? Wow, I was sure it wouldn't have been a long wait for the next level of Karen evolution.
White person: You are mentally unstable for thinking black lives matter as much as my life matters.
Yeah to say she's mentally unstable for supporting BLM seemed weird/pathetically sad
Just seems outright racist to me.
or just some idiot people that can't differ BLM and "Only" BLM. Quite a lot of them spawned lately
People who yell "All lives matter" now are that kind of people who storm a strangers funeral crying how they have felt loss too. Right now, it's not about you. Too bad.
True!!
Its saying black lives matter AS WELL
Her job is to take pictures of the wedding with as little possible interaction with the guests. I doubt the photographer will bring it up in casual conversation, if it comes up at all. What does her support of BLM have anything to do with her ability to do her job? The bride sounds like an insufferable human being.
The bride has to be a trump supporter.
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The bride was foolish of course, but too say they'd be embarrassed to have Shakira photograph the event and that she's not stable is just too much. Unless she felt Shakira would be uncomfortable taking pictures of the guests wearing white sheets and pointed hoods.
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I don't think YOU know what BLM is about, Palestinian Warrior, or you don't care. Or you're racist too.
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@ les. They wear black hoodies bc of Trayvon Martin. Not as well known now bc the hype circus has moved on to the next fresh corpse, but for a while they were wearing black hoodies to signal solidarity
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The difference between the KKK and BLM is one wears white hoods and the other wears black hoodies. Both seem to have a fascination with segregation and fire.
I don't think you know what the BLM movement is about
the black hoodies are antifa. they came around cos nobody was protecting poc. they wear black because the the facists have been doxing them, the cops have been doxing them, ignorant bigots in their basements have been doxing them. once they get doxed they then have right wing thugs attacking them in their homes. its not a conspiracy theory, its a fact. this is trumps legacy of hate
Where women are oppressed, we are proud to support initiatives to raise them up. Where POC are oppressed we should be equally proud to say "You matter to me", and help raise them up.
So many words spilled to discuss the fact that the USA is a country based on institutional racism with a bunch, narrowing towards a majority of trump worshipers, racist, anti-vaxx crazy climate deniers. These people still exist but if we all go to vote we can all make them disappear in one or two generation (secret: its called education)
The whole thing is awful but the one thing that stuck out for me is when she said "outspoken on matters that simply do not concern them", that is the most ignorant and plain stupidest thing I've heard today. Black Live Matter concerns us all - every single one of us. If it doesn't affect her it doesn't matter? Selfish, horrible woman. Good luck with a happy and long lasting marriage with that attitude b**ch.
Who is even able to get married right now, like a normal wedding with photographer and all. Maybe the bride just wanted out of the contract and was looking for a reason.
She was just looking for a reason? Are you suggesting she's not *really* a racist, just pretending to be one to get out of a contract? Because that's an obvious excuse for a non-racist person to choose? Not "we broke up" or "we've postponed" or "my cousin's going to do the photos"? What appalling things do you make up to avoid commitments? "Sorry I can't make the party tonight, it's my shift at the baby-smuggling ring"? Let's just call a racist a racist, shall we?
Could easily have been an advance booking as these things are generally booked well in advance, and deposits paid to save the slot
Hmmm. Has she watched any videos of what the police have done to SPECIFICALLY BLACK PEOPLE? Yeah. I don't think so. And while yes, usually people do say "all lives matter", that's not exactly what message people should be giving at the moment. So, you might want to be careful about the whole "all lives matter" or "black lives matter" thing.
I am stunned that somebody does not want to work together with Shakira, simply because she cares for other humans... I am speechless
Well at least she appears to have an attorney already, be handy when her other half wants a divorce ;)
I wonder what this discussion would be about if the name of this movement was "Black Lives Also Matter"? Almost certainly not much different, except the line "All Lives Matter" would have to be taken out of the equation.The fact remains that racism is reality, it is alive and well. The percentages of crimes committed by black people would still be a factor to some people but not to others. All dangerous criminals deserve to be treated appropriately. What is outrageous is that too many minorities, especially black people, are terrorized by police for minor offences, as trivial as a broken taillight. It's understandable that they attempt to flee from "bad-apple' policemen, or are terrified to be handcuffed and taken to the custody. Kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed man for almost 8 minutes, killing him, should outrage any person of any race, but it's not the case. Why? - "Anyone who has no feelings for animals has a dead heart." All animals that is. Start there humanity !!!
Things will change. And not how you hope either. Someone commenting mentioned the social ostracizing of people who are allegedly screaming all lives matter are the one's not wearing masks in costco, when today Costco announced they were relaxing the requirement. You want some lives to matter because of police brutality, but you dont care about others. There will probably be a term for people who think this way soon. But as it is, the rage over any of it wont age well. I never like stories on here (nor anywhere) that blasts people. The all or nothing bullshit is boring.
Do you all not realize BLM is lierally a political group? Not a social saying? Most of their money goes to support far-left political candidates. I do NOT support the BLM group. ALL lives matter, btw.
she right all lives do matter but at the same time all lives don't matter until black lives matter #black lives matter
While i do support BLM, i was shocked to find out that the rioters have gone to far. There have been news about black rioters killing their own race. Apparently, a black person drove up to a black dad an his four year old daughter, and shot the dad, right in front of the four year old girl. Another thing i heard was that a black person shot and killed a 8 year old girl! These riots have gone on for long enough! People are dying! Both black and white people! Some even by their own race! You say race war, but do you not realize there is no race war? Even some black people understand that! If there really was a race war, how come the Hispanics and Asians aren't involved? Please make better choices! Have a lovely rest of your day/night.
Good thing this photographer didn’t support Trump or you wouldn’t have a story...
I saw a meme with three outlined figures: One sitting with "Ow, my leg" in a bubble. Another figure kneeling to help with "Go get help" in a bubble. The third is standing with hands on hips and a scowl with "What about MY legs?" That pretty much sums up these morons who don't understand the situation.
The best way I saw it describes was on reddit, it if not an exact quote but something to the affect of, "Bob's at a family dinner, everyone gets served besides Bob. It's true that all people matter at the table but it's not changing the fact that Bob has no food.". I thought it was a simpler way to describe it.
Leaving the cause of the issue aside, here in the UK a photographer needs to be very careful about how they word any contact. A 'deposit' is for work yet to be done, so is most often legally refundable, but a booking fee is for work already done and so can be retained. Any contact has to be very explicit as to the nature of any money paid in advance.
I just can't with these comments. People are so hell-bent on proving to Black people that they are wrong, everything is just made up, there's no problem, just shut up. It's nauseating.
no, people just dont live movement that starts riots, stealing and killing in the city. BLM... did you heard anbout BLACK retired police captain that was killed in these riots (by BLACK people)? No? Where is BLM portesting about that?
Good for you!
The Bride appears to have missed the point of BLM message
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I hope it rained on Karen's big day. I'm calling her Karen because she sounds like the worst example of a "Karen".
Shakira, I am glad you don't have to deal with this weirdo. She would have been a real PITA. I am hoping you get a lot of business as a result of this with folks that will appreciate your talents, and who understand that Black Lives Matter!
"Standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement is the least anyone can do." No, I don't support the BLM movement. I know that black lives matter, and I do think we need changes and rethinking of the police departments. Floyd's murder was just that - murder, and I was fully behind everyone protesting that murder (BLM or not). But specifically BLM, no I personally don't support them. It is not a default position, not even for black people. People think, "I think black lives matter, therefore of course I support BLM movement," without even looking at their history, their website, their demands (or lack thereof). As an example, you could be against drunk driving without supporting specfically how MADD goes about it.
BLM activists are not black supremacists; they aren't claiming that black lives matter more than white/other lives. They're just saying that black lives matter AS WELL AS white/other lives. If I speak out against deforestation in the Amazon, that doesn't mean I don't care about deforestation elsewhere, I'm just saying that it's happening a lot in the Amazon, and that's bad. I care about all deforestation. .....However, BLM activists really could have avoided all this "all lives matter" retaliation by thinking about their slogan beforehand. "Black lives matter too" would have a lot fewer people taking offence to it through unwitting ignorance.
I think the people taking offence would take offence at a slightly rephrased slogan too, because it's not actually about the slogan. They are just racists refusing to see they are racists.
NO. When someone says "Help us Save the Rainforests"...is their automatic reaction to think that they are saying that Temperate forests or Boreal forests aren't important, or dont need to be saved? Of course you don't. Do you think they should be saying "Save the Rainforests, too!"...of course you don't. But for SOME odd reason, they cant apply that same, simple logic to "Black lives matter"? No. The slogan is fine. People, and their biases, are not.
I'm not sure why you are getting down votes. I think your comments are very thoughtful. And I agree. I donate to the food pantry at LSU. I attended LSU and I care about other LSU students. It doesn't mean that I don't care about hungry people elsewhere. It doesn't mean other hungry people don't deserve to be fed. I'm just talking about these hungry people.
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This is an example of a shortcoming of the BLM slogan. I have always yelled this issue to anyone who cares to listen:. The slogan is faulty to begin with. When society respected the lives of other people, but apparently black's lives were cheap, they wanted to tell society that their lives are precious as well. They should have said: "BLACK LIVES MATTER TOO". But they didn't. As a result, some people think they mean "Only black lives matter".
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I am always skeptical of people who post text conversations where they come off looking great and the other person looks like a terrible human. Text conversations are easily faked and now it seems to be generating business for her.
The thing that's generating business is the fact she supports BLM with determination.
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This is just another person hopping on the most recent buzz word train and using it for free publicity. The facts are there is no DEFINITIVE proof that the officer is the one that caused Floyd to die because he had fentanyl, which slows ones respiratory system, in his blood as well as a positive test for covid 19. Put all of these together and Floyd could have very well caused his own death with his drug problem. Black lives matter is just as racist as using any racial slur because you are descriminating against all other races by putting black lives ahead of any other life. People are guaranteed the right to peaceful protests but when it became violent it was the government's responsibility to step in and stop it regardless of who is doing it and what it's about. Only when the government fails the people are they allowed to rise up to establish a new government.
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Statistics from the Department Of Justice. In 2019 police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. African-Americans were about a quarter of those killed by cops last year (235), a ratio that has remained stable since 2015. That share of black victims is less than what the black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of how often officers encounter armed and violent suspects. In 2018, the latest year for which such data have been published, African-Americans made up 53% of known homicide offenders in the U.S. and commit about 60% of robberies, though they are 13% of the population. The police fatally shot nine unarmed blacks and 19 unarmed whites in 2019, according to a Washington Post database, down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015. In 2018 there were 7,407 black homicide victims. Assuming a comparable number of victims last year, those nine unarmed black victims of police shootings represent 0.1% of all African-Americans killed in 2019. By contrast, a police officer is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer. #BlueLivesMatter #FactsMatter #TruthMatters
"Otherwise dangerous"? And police can say anyone is "Otherwise dangerous". Just because a cop says someone is "Otherwise dangerous" does not mean that they are dangerous . That is a blanket term. And wrong.
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Thanks for illustrating why Black Lives Matter is needed!!
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Black privilege reigns supreme in the USA, but it’s the progressive Left that demeans blacks more than anyone else https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-06-07-black-privilege-reigns-supreme-in-the-usa.html Overwhelming Evidence Exposes Democrat Party’s Ongoing Systemic Racism https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/15/nolte-overwhelming-evidence-exposes-democrat-partys-ongoing-systemic-racism/ Donations to "BlackLivesMatter.com" all go to . . . The Democrat National Committee https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/donations-to-blacklivesmatter-com-all-go-to-the-democrat-national-committee
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Boy look at all the butthurt liberals up in here.😂😂😂
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All lives MATTER
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It all depends whats written in the contract.. but say this photographer instead was an anti vaxer..would we ne cheering for the bride then. Its all in the wording
It's not in the wording...it's in the situation. We're cheering for the photographer because she stands for a good cause. If the photographer was an anti-vaxxer she would be standing for an idiotic cause. It's got nothing to do with wording and everything to do with what's actually happening.
No it's all in the views people have. An anti tax photographer would be just as much an idiot as the bride here. The deposit thing is just contract law and unrelated to any disgusting views one of the parties might hold.
Tax=vax
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sooo I guess it would be also okay if it was other way: photographer saying "I support ALL LIVE MATTERS" and her clients breaking contract for that?
You can cancel a service for any reason you want. Just don't expect to get your deposit back - unless there was a breach of contract.
Yes that would be fine as well, as long as she did not expect a refund, per her signed contract. See how that works?
Monilip- the bride cancelled and demanded refund because the photographer posted support for black lives matter. Read the actual story.
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if it's only is issie about demanding refund after cancel - why BLM narrative here? whym ention that at all?
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Blm is proving to be a domestic terror organization.
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Nashville library telling BLM they can't be racist on public property by -gasp!- segregating their meetings based on race. what the hell are you all supporting? do you even know? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/19/black-lives-matter-meetings/80637498/
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imagine banning black people from meetings. what an uproar that would be https://247sports.com/college/texas-tech/Board/102960/Contents/Black-Lives-Matter-Bans-White-People-From-Attending-Open-Meetin-54647768/
But in the US black people have been banned from meetings without any uproar. The KKK never allowed black people to attend. Neither did the American Freedom Party, American Nazi Party, Aryan Nations and all the other fascist and white supremacist organisations that are allowed to exist in the US. And we don't even have to look that far to notice that black people in the US have been systematically been banned for years from things like education, well paying jobs, decent housing, acces to healtcare and voting. Your truth is very white.
What are you so afraid of Truth Monster? Giving proper rights to black ppl and other minorities doesnt take away the rights white ppl have enjoyed for so long. When I was younger and heard of the BET awards I'm ashamed to say I had a knee jerk reaction of "how can they exclude white ppl that's so racist." Then I looked into and learned more about the white favouritism amongst most awards, and realised the BET awards was there to give black actors and other such artists a chance to be recognised as well. I learned more, educated myself and then understood more, from the outside. I can still never truly know how that oppression feels. But that doesn't mean I can't see it now and it's ugly.
@truthmonster: You are pathetic. Just because a few people banned whites from a meeting suddenly everyone that's black is racist? I hope you understand how you just exposed yourself as a full blooded honest racist. Have a life and an education. You need both.
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@ Wilvander, if supporting equality is racist, then I'm a racist. And on a side note, how did you conflate my words of BLM is racist to all black people are racist...?
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@ Lauren Caswell, I support equal treatment of everyone, regardless of skin, religion, sex, ethnicity or disability. That is why I cannot support BLM is that they are segregationist and that is racist.
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And you don't support those groups because they are...? Racist. If its wrong when whites do it, its wrong when anyone else does it, or you are discriminating on race...which is textbook racism. Are you a racist, Wilvander?
Tyler...seriously, reverse racism is not a thing. Educate yourself better on this topic.
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I've got about as much use for BLM as I got use for a 2nd asshole. But I'm not sure what that has to do with hiring or firing a wedding photographer. It would be different if she were passing out BLM propaganda at your wedding but that's not the situation.
I don't think anyone gives a shit whether BLM is of any "use" to you Tyler.
I think Tyler has actually stumbled onto something incredibly poignant. Until white people understand the "use" [to them] of Black Lives Matter, it is an uphill battle. The "use" is that racism destroys the fabric of a nation. The "use" is that keeping a section of society under a knee hurts the entire society. The "use" is that if everyone was treated with compassion - the world would be a better place for EVERYONE. So even if it is selfish, the success of BLM helps everyone, not just BIPOC.
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I have no use for it bc literally no one believes that Black lives don't matter. The insinuation is that they don't and that's nonsense. My other problem with it is the fact they don't give a fuck about black lives , if they did they wouldn't call to defund the police. Murder skyrockets without police. Those murders occur in black neighborhoods. Besides the fact it's really bullshit Socialist organization designed to look like activism any group who who supports abortion isn't for black lives, a million black babies are murdered each year. More black babies are murdered by planned parenthood in NYC than black babies born in the hospital. Fuck off.
So you are saying you are lucky not to need a group like BLM standing up for you and since it's not for you its unimportant? Kind of shallow if that is how you think.
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No one needs it. It's Marxists propaganda pretending to care about black people. When everything they are pushing will hurt black people.
Honey, you are ALL asshole. You are the fucktard that fucktards hate.
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What?! What the heck is happening in USA that you no longer believe, that ALL lives matter? And what kind of "land of the free" you are, if you have hard time with understanding, that this bride as customer had right to have her opinion? Photographer also acted liked arse when he didn't want to give her money back, I mean, the job wasn't done yet, nor any time and efford consumed. Every person who is using their business for any kind of ideology should know, that some of people will like it and some not and it will reflect in targeting and marketing...
Are you really in that idiocy boat that thinks "Black Lives Matter" means Black lives matter more? No you absolute potato, all lives mattering IS A GIVEN. "Black Lives Matter" is saying that they aren't treated as such in this country, and are asking that the color of their skin not be a reason for them to be harassed, have the cops called on them for doing normal things, shot with no provocation, suffocated by cops, and oppressed by a country that can't shake its insanely racist history. It's not a hard concept to wrap even two brain cells around, Ola.
Saying "All Lives Matter" in response to those saying "Black Lives Matter" is like telling the fire department your house, which isn't on fire, matters as much as the house down the street that IS on fire. Like, really?
"You absolute potato" is my favorite thing from the internet today. Gold medal to you! Thank you!
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To be honest I really hope this race-related problem you are facing now in USA is much more complex and less black-white than you describe. I'm from country where you can spend your whole life without seeing single person of different race and skin color, so many people don't have any strong opinion related to current situation in US (including me to be honest, in Eastern Europe police is brutal for everyone ;) ). My comment didn't offend black people in any way, I just think the same as bride: all lives matter and only true equality can solve those issues, the same is with gender related problems: as long, as my skin or genitalia will be relevant in any aspect of live, the problem will be vital. That's what I mean by all lives matter and this also doesn't require more than 2 brain cells. :D
All lifes SHOULD matter but right now, black people are treated in a way that implies their lifes DON'T MATTER. Imagine putting that train of thought anywere else... "We're studying how to cure cancer!" "What?! How dare you! You shouldn't focus on one thing, all illnesses matter!" Sure, it's technically correct, but that doesn't mean it's not stupid. The customer has a right to her opinion. We have the right to think that her opinion sucks. Freedom of speech goes in both directions. (I also have the right to tell you that your opinion sucks. You know, just in case you were planning to complain that I'm somehow taking away your freedom of speech.) Photographer acted like an arse when he refused to break the rules that the customer agreed to via contract? How rude of him. He's not using his business for ideology. He's speaking out against racism. What the heck is happening in the USA that speaking out against racism is an ideology as opposed to, I dunno, basic decency?
Are you really dim? I hope so because that would be a valid excuse to write this. Deposits are often non refundable, this to avoid people from just deciding on a whim to cancel causing financial damages to the provider of the service. And agreeing to a deposit is a sign that you intend to follow trough on the contract or else lose the deposit. Dates and times were reserved, other work potentially declined for it. This is bloody basic.
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I wouldn't hire a photographer who supported BLM either. BLM is a racist organization. They discriminate on race. Which is racist
Thruthy, I don't think you understood BLM's cause. But whatever.
BLM came into existence because there is a real problem with how the police kept handling colored people much harder than us palefaces. I hope nobody will hire you for supporting the frankly out of control and insanely uber agressive police force.
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Ines, I understand both what BLM claims to stand for and their actual actions. Overpolicing is a thing and we as a society need to reform the police. However, BLM has a history of being racist, and for that I have no tolerance for them. No more than I would for the KKK or neo-Nazis. If its wrong for a white person to be racist, it is also wrong for every other race to be racist.
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@ Mike Crow, it is racist to throw people who are not your race out of your clubs because they are not your skin color. This has happened to several BLM chapters
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Well done sir.
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And before people get bent out of shape, I am pro-police reform, but I cannot turn a blind eye to the openly racist actions they condone and perpetuate.
It is not racist to bring attention to racism.
Well good for you. Now ask yourself if those reforms would have happened if the current protests hadn't forced the governments hand? I mean it has been going on for decades before without change.
Comparing an organisation that helps reach equality for the black community to KKK which aims to exterminate that community entirely.... Yeah you're about as sane as a mental hospital patient, and even then there probably are some patients there who are more sane than you, why aren't you with them, beats me
To any "all lives" people: we say black lives matter BECAUSE OVER YEARS POLICE MADE IT LOOK LIKE THEY DIDN'T by shooting/chocking/tazering black people almost by default. It's hardly rocket science, and I bet you would have similar problems with a slightly more nuanced version like "black lives also matter" because you know in your heart of hearts that your are trying to minimise something you actually know is wrong in the world but dont like to admit to. If that is our of ignorance or actual racism I'll leave up to you to decide.
Ah, Tyler Duffy shows up with his "if "they" didn't commit more crimes"... OK, let's try this again. It's WHO GETS ARRESTED. Who gets the felony over misdemeanor charge. THAT is slanted. READ UP ON SOCIOECONOMICS OF CRIME. Who cops give a warning and who cops arrest is slanted on biases of race, religion, and economic status. Perceptions of who people are is slanted by biases. (E.g., a black man in a Mercedes "must be" a drug dealer or car thief, and not the guy who owns the Mercedes dealership.) .... *sigh* It's not hard to grasp, it really isn't.
@JacksonPollock...YOU GAVE US a table of ARRESTS. Only proving that, wow, there are these numbers of ARRESTS. Also, your table helpfully excludes Hispanics (who are they thrown in with, then?) and your table is for JUVENILES. Yes, I can read, and my brain processes information very well, thank you! That's how I know your link is irrelevant to the topic at hand. We're nto discussing raw numbers of juvenile arrests. We're discussing racial and socioeconomic biases shown by police, as well as society at large, and how this leads to unnecessary bloodshed. Stay on topic or step away, please.
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Lies! 57 percent of ALL murders are committed by blacks. 63 percent of all armed robberies are committed by blacks. 97 percent of all blacks that are murdered are murdered by another black. We don't have a racist problem or a cop problem, we have a black culture problem! Until we can talk about these simple facts without being called racist It's not going to get any better.
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Wrong. Why is there a disparity in sentencing ask? Due to the fact black people committing the majority of the violent crimes. No study has taken into account the records of the individual who is about to be sentenced. If any one group commits a excessively large amount of crimes the odds of any one of said individual appearing before a judge with a prior conviction greatly increases. With said prior conviction you get a worse sentence. Its basic logic, you fools just don't care , its easier to scream racism.
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Do you all not realize BLM is lierally a political group? Not a social saying? Most of their money goes to support far-left political candidates. I do NOT support the BLM group. ALL lives matter, btw.
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Statistics from the Department Of Justice. In 2019 police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. African-Americans were about a quarter of those killed by cops last year (235), a ratio that has remained stable since 2015. That share of black victims is less than what the black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of how often officers encounter armed and violent suspects. In 2018, the latest year for which such data have been published, African-Americans made up 53% of known homicide offenders in the U.S. and commit about 60% of robberies, though they are 13% of the population. The police fatally shot nine unarmed blacks and 19 unarmed whites in 2019, according to a Washington Post database, down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015. In 2018 there were 7,407 black homicide victims. Assuming a comparable number of victims last year, those nine unarmed black victims of police shootings represent 0.1% of all African-Americans killed in 2019. By contrast, a police officer is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer. A cop is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a cop. #BlueLivesMatter #FactsMatter
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Nonsense, the facts don't back up you false claims. You can argue that it was the case in the past, and that would be correct. But that isn't the case now and hasn't been in decades. The reason you believe this to be true is 1) you don't know the facts. 2) the media is 10× more likely to report the death of a Black man by the cops than report the death of a white man by the cops. They spoon feed the black community straight up bullshit and lies to get the Clicks, and when shit pops off because of their false narrative they get to film it for more clicks. Wake up.
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13% of the population...yet commit 80% of the crime. That's why there's more shooting, tazing, choking, etc. They can't just abide by rules or laws. "Got's to be different!"
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They just don't care about facts. I'll never understand liberals!
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@Virgil, bullshit, you just don't know or care about the facts. Fact- Unarmed white men are killed 2 to 1 by police over Black men. Then you will likely defend your nonsense with some statement like: " Blacks men only make up 7% of the population thus should only make up 7% of shooting deaths by police" this type of response is moronic. The % any one group makes up of population is irrelevant, what matters is % of interactions with police due to crime rates. Black men are 7% of the population yet committed something like 60% of murders/muggings/ violent crimes. The reality is if everyone 100,000 interactions with police lead to 1 unarmed man getting killed then blacks are under represented (shot less) and white people are the ones being oppressed when comparing deaths by interaction. Also the disparity in blacks committing so much more crime can't be blamed on poverty, bc there are way more poor whites. It all comes down to culture and the absence of the father's in the Black community. Check out FBI statistics, Department of Health and Human services.
Read Saint Victoria's post. Think about it. Realise you are wrong and the problem. Now make a change for the better.
Bride doubles down to prove how stupid she is by paying an attorney $4000 to try and get her $800 deposit back. 🤔😂😂
Financial Darwinism - the best kind.
Please proceed to waste your money, Karen....
Give ME $4,000 and I’ll see that she gets $800 back. 🤪😂🤓
most lawyers would provide a free consultation first, and they're more or less obligated to point that out. but for some reason, I suspect the bridezilla will think it's about the principal of the thing and pay a rather resigned, very unhappy (probably not sober) legal sleaze bag to 'take care of it' anyhow.
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Perfectly explained. We need to make this trending. Preferably without little girl or blurred face for privacy reasons.
It's been trending for weeks. What makes you think the little girl isn't proud to have her face associated with her sign? I would be.
@BobbyMcD I wasn't thinking she isn't proud. I was thinking more in the line of "there are a lot of bad people out there." I wouldn't want my child's face on the internet.
I like that one. It's not aggressive or blaming anyone, it explains in clear words what the movement is about and builds bridges, not walls.
My hat off to this Lady! She's amazing as a person and as a photographer and I'm proud that there are people like her. That 'bride' and the likes of her will eventually meet someone called Karma. If I were American and I had any event planned, I would have been honoured to book her. Thank you!!!
Her response was beautiful. She didn't stoop to her client's level by getting angry or resorting to negativity and name calling. The 'wishing you a lifetime of growth' bit was fabulous, but that last line was a pure mic drop moment and I loved it! I just hope she really did donate the deposit.
Well I’d be embarrassed to have to work at a racist wedding so I think they did her a favor
Saying 'All Live Matter' instead of 'Black Lives Matter' is like demanding that all houses have water sprayed on them, not just the one that's on fire. It takes longer, wastes resources, and it generally unhelpful. Say strong, everyone. You deserve love, health, and a chance. <3
I really hope whoever does photograph their wedding shows up with a BLM sticker on the side of their gear case. :)
I’m a twelve year old white girl and let me tell you I seem to know a lot more then the brats in the comment section, talking about you Jackson
Good on you Phoebe! The GenZ v Millennials article made your generation seem very petty and bitter, but here you are showcasing what I know to be one of the greatest things about young people today. You are not afraid to stand up for other people, even when you know you'll likely be attacked for it by pathetic little trolls. You take the time to educate yourselves on the issues that many adults choose to remain ignorant of, preferring to reinforce their misconceptions rather than admit their mistakes. Our world is facing a lot of problems right now, but seeing the youth response gives me hope that we can overcome them. As Tones and I says, "the kids are comin' for you"!
Thank you!! Your reply made me happy
The whole thing is awful but the one thing that stuck out for me is when she said "outspoken on matters that simply do not concern them", that is the most ignorant and plain stupidest thing I've heard today. Black Live Matter concerns us all - every single one of us. If it doesn't affect her it doesn't matter? Selfish, horrible woman. Good luck with a happy and long lasting marriage with that attitude b**ch.
Am I getting it right, somebody regrets BLM because it's an offence to "ALL LIVES MATTER" ? Wow, I was sure it wouldn't have been a long wait for the next level of Karen evolution.
White person: You are mentally unstable for thinking black lives matter as much as my life matters.
Yeah to say she's mentally unstable for supporting BLM seemed weird/pathetically sad
Just seems outright racist to me.
or just some idiot people that can't differ BLM and "Only" BLM. Quite a lot of them spawned lately
People who yell "All lives matter" now are that kind of people who storm a strangers funeral crying how they have felt loss too. Right now, it's not about you. Too bad.
True!!
Its saying black lives matter AS WELL
Her job is to take pictures of the wedding with as little possible interaction with the guests. I doubt the photographer will bring it up in casual conversation, if it comes up at all. What does her support of BLM have anything to do with her ability to do her job? The bride sounds like an insufferable human being.
The bride has to be a trump supporter.
100000%
The bride was foolish of course, but too say they'd be embarrassed to have Shakira photograph the event and that she's not stable is just too much. Unless she felt Shakira would be uncomfortable taking pictures of the guests wearing white sheets and pointed hoods.
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I don't think YOU know what BLM is about, Palestinian Warrior, or you don't care. Or you're racist too.
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@ les. They wear black hoodies bc of Trayvon Martin. Not as well known now bc the hype circus has moved on to the next fresh corpse, but for a while they were wearing black hoodies to signal solidarity
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The difference between the KKK and BLM is one wears white hoods and the other wears black hoodies. Both seem to have a fascination with segregation and fire.
I don't think you know what the BLM movement is about
the black hoodies are antifa. they came around cos nobody was protecting poc. they wear black because the the facists have been doxing them, the cops have been doxing them, ignorant bigots in their basements have been doxing them. once they get doxed they then have right wing thugs attacking them in their homes. its not a conspiracy theory, its a fact. this is trumps legacy of hate
Where women are oppressed, we are proud to support initiatives to raise them up. Where POC are oppressed we should be equally proud to say "You matter to me", and help raise them up.
So many words spilled to discuss the fact that the USA is a country based on institutional racism with a bunch, narrowing towards a majority of trump worshipers, racist, anti-vaxx crazy climate deniers. These people still exist but if we all go to vote we can all make them disappear in one or two generation (secret: its called education)
The whole thing is awful but the one thing that stuck out for me is when she said "outspoken on matters that simply do not concern them", that is the most ignorant and plain stupidest thing I've heard today. Black Live Matter concerns us all - every single one of us. If it doesn't affect her it doesn't matter? Selfish, horrible woman. Good luck with a happy and long lasting marriage with that attitude b**ch.
Who is even able to get married right now, like a normal wedding with photographer and all. Maybe the bride just wanted out of the contract and was looking for a reason.
She was just looking for a reason? Are you suggesting she's not *really* a racist, just pretending to be one to get out of a contract? Because that's an obvious excuse for a non-racist person to choose? Not "we broke up" or "we've postponed" or "my cousin's going to do the photos"? What appalling things do you make up to avoid commitments? "Sorry I can't make the party tonight, it's my shift at the baby-smuggling ring"? Let's just call a racist a racist, shall we?
Could easily have been an advance booking as these things are generally booked well in advance, and deposits paid to save the slot
Hmmm. Has she watched any videos of what the police have done to SPECIFICALLY BLACK PEOPLE? Yeah. I don't think so. And while yes, usually people do say "all lives matter", that's not exactly what message people should be giving at the moment. So, you might want to be careful about the whole "all lives matter" or "black lives matter" thing.
I am stunned that somebody does not want to work together with Shakira, simply because she cares for other humans... I am speechless
Well at least she appears to have an attorney already, be handy when her other half wants a divorce ;)
I wonder what this discussion would be about if the name of this movement was "Black Lives Also Matter"? Almost certainly not much different, except the line "All Lives Matter" would have to be taken out of the equation.The fact remains that racism is reality, it is alive and well. The percentages of crimes committed by black people would still be a factor to some people but not to others. All dangerous criminals deserve to be treated appropriately. What is outrageous is that too many minorities, especially black people, are terrorized by police for minor offences, as trivial as a broken taillight. It's understandable that they attempt to flee from "bad-apple' policemen, or are terrified to be handcuffed and taken to the custody. Kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed man for almost 8 minutes, killing him, should outrage any person of any race, but it's not the case. Why? - "Anyone who has no feelings for animals has a dead heart." All animals that is. Start there humanity !!!
Things will change. And not how you hope either. Someone commenting mentioned the social ostracizing of people who are allegedly screaming all lives matter are the one's not wearing masks in costco, when today Costco announced they were relaxing the requirement. You want some lives to matter because of police brutality, but you dont care about others. There will probably be a term for people who think this way soon. But as it is, the rage over any of it wont age well. I never like stories on here (nor anywhere) that blasts people. The all or nothing bullshit is boring.
Do you all not realize BLM is lierally a political group? Not a social saying? Most of their money goes to support far-left political candidates. I do NOT support the BLM group. ALL lives matter, btw.
she right all lives do matter but at the same time all lives don't matter until black lives matter #black lives matter
While i do support BLM, i was shocked to find out that the rioters have gone to far. There have been news about black rioters killing their own race. Apparently, a black person drove up to a black dad an his four year old daughter, and shot the dad, right in front of the four year old girl. Another thing i heard was that a black person shot and killed a 8 year old girl! These riots have gone on for long enough! People are dying! Both black and white people! Some even by their own race! You say race war, but do you not realize there is no race war? Even some black people understand that! If there really was a race war, how come the Hispanics and Asians aren't involved? Please make better choices! Have a lovely rest of your day/night.
Good thing this photographer didn’t support Trump or you wouldn’t have a story...
I saw a meme with three outlined figures: One sitting with "Ow, my leg" in a bubble. Another figure kneeling to help with "Go get help" in a bubble. The third is standing with hands on hips and a scowl with "What about MY legs?" That pretty much sums up these morons who don't understand the situation.
The best way I saw it describes was on reddit, it if not an exact quote but something to the affect of, "Bob's at a family dinner, everyone gets served besides Bob. It's true that all people matter at the table but it's not changing the fact that Bob has no food.". I thought it was a simpler way to describe it.
Leaving the cause of the issue aside, here in the UK a photographer needs to be very careful about how they word any contact. A 'deposit' is for work yet to be done, so is most often legally refundable, but a booking fee is for work already done and so can be retained. Any contact has to be very explicit as to the nature of any money paid in advance.
I just can't with these comments. People are so hell-bent on proving to Black people that they are wrong, everything is just made up, there's no problem, just shut up. It's nauseating.
no, people just dont live movement that starts riots, stealing and killing in the city. BLM... did you heard anbout BLACK retired police captain that was killed in these riots (by BLACK people)? No? Where is BLM portesting about that?
Good for you!
The Bride appears to have missed the point of BLM message
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I hope it rained on Karen's big day. I'm calling her Karen because she sounds like the worst example of a "Karen".
Shakira, I am glad you don't have to deal with this weirdo. She would have been a real PITA. I am hoping you get a lot of business as a result of this with folks that will appreciate your talents, and who understand that Black Lives Matter!
"Standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement is the least anyone can do." No, I don't support the BLM movement. I know that black lives matter, and I do think we need changes and rethinking of the police departments. Floyd's murder was just that - murder, and I was fully behind everyone protesting that murder (BLM or not). But specifically BLM, no I personally don't support them. It is not a default position, not even for black people. People think, "I think black lives matter, therefore of course I support BLM movement," without even looking at their history, their website, their demands (or lack thereof). As an example, you could be against drunk driving without supporting specfically how MADD goes about it.
BLM activists are not black supremacists; they aren't claiming that black lives matter more than white/other lives. They're just saying that black lives matter AS WELL AS white/other lives. If I speak out against deforestation in the Amazon, that doesn't mean I don't care about deforestation elsewhere, I'm just saying that it's happening a lot in the Amazon, and that's bad. I care about all deforestation. .....However, BLM activists really could have avoided all this "all lives matter" retaliation by thinking about their slogan beforehand. "Black lives matter too" would have a lot fewer people taking offence to it through unwitting ignorance.
I think the people taking offence would take offence at a slightly rephrased slogan too, because it's not actually about the slogan. They are just racists refusing to see they are racists.
NO. When someone says "Help us Save the Rainforests"...is their automatic reaction to think that they are saying that Temperate forests or Boreal forests aren't important, or dont need to be saved? Of course you don't. Do you think they should be saying "Save the Rainforests, too!"...of course you don't. But for SOME odd reason, they cant apply that same, simple logic to "Black lives matter"? No. The slogan is fine. People, and their biases, are not.
I'm not sure why you are getting down votes. I think your comments are very thoughtful. And I agree. I donate to the food pantry at LSU. I attended LSU and I care about other LSU students. It doesn't mean that I don't care about hungry people elsewhere. It doesn't mean other hungry people don't deserve to be fed. I'm just talking about these hungry people.
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This is an example of a shortcoming of the BLM slogan. I have always yelled this issue to anyone who cares to listen:. The slogan is faulty to begin with. When society respected the lives of other people, but apparently black's lives were cheap, they wanted to tell society that their lives are precious as well. They should have said: "BLACK LIVES MATTER TOO". But they didn't. As a result, some people think they mean "Only black lives matter".
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I am always skeptical of people who post text conversations where they come off looking great and the other person looks like a terrible human. Text conversations are easily faked and now it seems to be generating business for her.
The thing that's generating business is the fact she supports BLM with determination.
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This is just another person hopping on the most recent buzz word train and using it for free publicity. The facts are there is no DEFINITIVE proof that the officer is the one that caused Floyd to die because he had fentanyl, which slows ones respiratory system, in his blood as well as a positive test for covid 19. Put all of these together and Floyd could have very well caused his own death with his drug problem. Black lives matter is just as racist as using any racial slur because you are descriminating against all other races by putting black lives ahead of any other life. People are guaranteed the right to peaceful protests but when it became violent it was the government's responsibility to step in and stop it regardless of who is doing it and what it's about. Only when the government fails the people are they allowed to rise up to establish a new government.
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Statistics from the Department Of Justice. In 2019 police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. African-Americans were about a quarter of those killed by cops last year (235), a ratio that has remained stable since 2015. That share of black victims is less than what the black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of how often officers encounter armed and violent suspects. In 2018, the latest year for which such data have been published, African-Americans made up 53% of known homicide offenders in the U.S. and commit about 60% of robberies, though they are 13% of the population. The police fatally shot nine unarmed blacks and 19 unarmed whites in 2019, according to a Washington Post database, down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015. In 2018 there were 7,407 black homicide victims. Assuming a comparable number of victims last year, those nine unarmed black victims of police shootings represent 0.1% of all African-Americans killed in 2019. By contrast, a police officer is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer. #BlueLivesMatter #FactsMatter #TruthMatters
"Otherwise dangerous"? And police can say anyone is "Otherwise dangerous". Just because a cop says someone is "Otherwise dangerous" does not mean that they are dangerous . That is a blanket term. And wrong.
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BLM Bureau of Lemming Management
Thanks for illustrating why Black Lives Matter is needed!!
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Black privilege reigns supreme in the USA, but it’s the progressive Left that demeans blacks more than anyone else https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-06-07-black-privilege-reigns-supreme-in-the-usa.html Overwhelming Evidence Exposes Democrat Party’s Ongoing Systemic Racism https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/15/nolte-overwhelming-evidence-exposes-democrat-partys-ongoing-systemic-racism/ Donations to "BlackLivesMatter.com" all go to . . . The Democrat National Committee https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/donations-to-blacklivesmatter-com-all-go-to-the-democrat-national-committee
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Boy look at all the butthurt liberals up in here.😂😂😂
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All lives MATTER
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It all depends whats written in the contract.. but say this photographer instead was an anti vaxer..would we ne cheering for the bride then. Its all in the wording
It's not in the wording...it's in the situation. We're cheering for the photographer because she stands for a good cause. If the photographer was an anti-vaxxer she would be standing for an idiotic cause. It's got nothing to do with wording and everything to do with what's actually happening.
No it's all in the views people have. An anti tax photographer would be just as much an idiot as the bride here. The deposit thing is just contract law and unrelated to any disgusting views one of the parties might hold.
Tax=vax
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sooo I guess it would be also okay if it was other way: photographer saying "I support ALL LIVE MATTERS" and her clients breaking contract for that?
You can cancel a service for any reason you want. Just don't expect to get your deposit back - unless there was a breach of contract.
Yes that would be fine as well, as long as she did not expect a refund, per her signed contract. See how that works?
Monilip- the bride cancelled and demanded refund because the photographer posted support for black lives matter. Read the actual story.
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if it's only is issie about demanding refund after cancel - why BLM narrative here? whym ention that at all?
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Blm is proving to be a domestic terror organization.
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Nashville library telling BLM they can't be racist on public property by -gasp!- segregating their meetings based on race. what the hell are you all supporting? do you even know? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/19/black-lives-matter-meetings/80637498/
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imagine banning black people from meetings. what an uproar that would be https://247sports.com/college/texas-tech/Board/102960/Contents/Black-Lives-Matter-Bans-White-People-From-Attending-Open-Meetin-54647768/
But in the US black people have been banned from meetings without any uproar. The KKK never allowed black people to attend. Neither did the American Freedom Party, American Nazi Party, Aryan Nations and all the other fascist and white supremacist organisations that are allowed to exist in the US. And we don't even have to look that far to notice that black people in the US have been systematically been banned for years from things like education, well paying jobs, decent housing, acces to healtcare and voting. Your truth is very white.
What are you so afraid of Truth Monster? Giving proper rights to black ppl and other minorities doesnt take away the rights white ppl have enjoyed for so long. When I was younger and heard of the BET awards I'm ashamed to say I had a knee jerk reaction of "how can they exclude white ppl that's so racist." Then I looked into and learned more about the white favouritism amongst most awards, and realised the BET awards was there to give black actors and other such artists a chance to be recognised as well. I learned more, educated myself and then understood more, from the outside. I can still never truly know how that oppression feels. But that doesn't mean I can't see it now and it's ugly.
@truthmonster: You are pathetic. Just because a few people banned whites from a meeting suddenly everyone that's black is racist? I hope you understand how you just exposed yourself as a full blooded honest racist. Have a life and an education. You need both.
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@ Wilvander, if supporting equality is racist, then I'm a racist. And on a side note, how did you conflate my words of BLM is racist to all black people are racist...?
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@ Lauren Caswell, I support equal treatment of everyone, regardless of skin, religion, sex, ethnicity or disability. That is why I cannot support BLM is that they are segregationist and that is racist.
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And you don't support those groups because they are...? Racist. If its wrong when whites do it, its wrong when anyone else does it, or you are discriminating on race...which is textbook racism. Are you a racist, Wilvander?
Tyler...seriously, reverse racism is not a thing. Educate yourself better on this topic.
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I've got about as much use for BLM as I got use for a 2nd asshole. But I'm not sure what that has to do with hiring or firing a wedding photographer. It would be different if she were passing out BLM propaganda at your wedding but that's not the situation.
I don't think anyone gives a shit whether BLM is of any "use" to you Tyler.
I think Tyler has actually stumbled onto something incredibly poignant. Until white people understand the "use" [to them] of Black Lives Matter, it is an uphill battle. The "use" is that racism destroys the fabric of a nation. The "use" is that keeping a section of society under a knee hurts the entire society. The "use" is that if everyone was treated with compassion - the world would be a better place for EVERYONE. So even if it is selfish, the success of BLM helps everyone, not just BIPOC.
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I have no use for it bc literally no one believes that Black lives don't matter. The insinuation is that they don't and that's nonsense. My other problem with it is the fact they don't give a fuck about black lives , if they did they wouldn't call to defund the police. Murder skyrockets without police. Those murders occur in black neighborhoods. Besides the fact it's really bullshit Socialist organization designed to look like activism any group who who supports abortion isn't for black lives, a million black babies are murdered each year. More black babies are murdered by planned parenthood in NYC than black babies born in the hospital. Fuck off.
So you are saying you are lucky not to need a group like BLM standing up for you and since it's not for you its unimportant? Kind of shallow if that is how you think.
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No one needs it. It's Marxists propaganda pretending to care about black people. When everything they are pushing will hurt black people.
Honey, you are ALL asshole. You are the fucktard that fucktards hate.
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What?! What the heck is happening in USA that you no longer believe, that ALL lives matter? And what kind of "land of the free" you are, if you have hard time with understanding, that this bride as customer had right to have her opinion? Photographer also acted liked arse when he didn't want to give her money back, I mean, the job wasn't done yet, nor any time and efford consumed. Every person who is using their business for any kind of ideology should know, that some of people will like it and some not and it will reflect in targeting and marketing...
Are you really in that idiocy boat that thinks "Black Lives Matter" means Black lives matter more? No you absolute potato, all lives mattering IS A GIVEN. "Black Lives Matter" is saying that they aren't treated as such in this country, and are asking that the color of their skin not be a reason for them to be harassed, have the cops called on them for doing normal things, shot with no provocation, suffocated by cops, and oppressed by a country that can't shake its insanely racist history. It's not a hard concept to wrap even two brain cells around, Ola.
Saying "All Lives Matter" in response to those saying "Black Lives Matter" is like telling the fire department your house, which isn't on fire, matters as much as the house down the street that IS on fire. Like, really?
"You absolute potato" is my favorite thing from the internet today. Gold medal to you! Thank you!
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To be honest I really hope this race-related problem you are facing now in USA is much more complex and less black-white than you describe. I'm from country where you can spend your whole life without seeing single person of different race and skin color, so many people don't have any strong opinion related to current situation in US (including me to be honest, in Eastern Europe police is brutal for everyone ;) ). My comment didn't offend black people in any way, I just think the same as bride: all lives matter and only true equality can solve those issues, the same is with gender related problems: as long, as my skin or genitalia will be relevant in any aspect of live, the problem will be vital. That's what I mean by all lives matter and this also doesn't require more than 2 brain cells. :D
All lifes SHOULD matter but right now, black people are treated in a way that implies their lifes DON'T MATTER. Imagine putting that train of thought anywere else... "We're studying how to cure cancer!" "What?! How dare you! You shouldn't focus on one thing, all illnesses matter!" Sure, it's technically correct, but that doesn't mean it's not stupid. The customer has a right to her opinion. We have the right to think that her opinion sucks. Freedom of speech goes in both directions. (I also have the right to tell you that your opinion sucks. You know, just in case you were planning to complain that I'm somehow taking away your freedom of speech.) Photographer acted like an arse when he refused to break the rules that the customer agreed to via contract? How rude of him. He's not using his business for ideology. He's speaking out against racism. What the heck is happening in the USA that speaking out against racism is an ideology as opposed to, I dunno, basic decency?
Are you really dim? I hope so because that would be a valid excuse to write this. Deposits are often non refundable, this to avoid people from just deciding on a whim to cancel causing financial damages to the provider of the service. And agreeing to a deposit is a sign that you intend to follow trough on the contract or else lose the deposit. Dates and times were reserved, other work potentially declined for it. This is bloody basic.
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I wouldn't hire a photographer who supported BLM either. BLM is a racist organization. They discriminate on race. Which is racist
Thruthy, I don't think you understood BLM's cause. But whatever.
BLM came into existence because there is a real problem with how the police kept handling colored people much harder than us palefaces. I hope nobody will hire you for supporting the frankly out of control and insanely uber agressive police force.
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Ines, I understand both what BLM claims to stand for and their actual actions. Overpolicing is a thing and we as a society need to reform the police. However, BLM has a history of being racist, and for that I have no tolerance for them. No more than I would for the KKK or neo-Nazis. If its wrong for a white person to be racist, it is also wrong for every other race to be racist.
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@ Mike Crow, it is racist to throw people who are not your race out of your clubs because they are not your skin color. This has happened to several BLM chapters
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Well done sir.