I've seen three types of behaviors black people in our society have relating to this:
Group 1: Not very bright and are so desperate for a hero they'll latch onto ANY black (or faux black) person who comes to fame, no matter how disgusting and unlikeable that celebrity is.
Group 2: Usually older and smarter, and don't buy into the hype and propaganda. They see some of these "celebrities" for who they are and wisely denounce them and call them out for what they are, in addition to not worshiping them like Group 1 does. If they want a black hero to follow, they'll choose someone they can truly admire based on their actions, not what the propaganda on tv or the internet tells them to think.
Group 3: Don't care one way or another. They neither like nor hate the celebrity in question, they just don't care about them and have better things to do with their time.
I think you can guess which group blindly follows Meghan and believes every lie she, her PR teams, and her squad tells them.
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whoanelly (1559)
a year ago
I think there’s a fourth group. Smart black people who back almost every Black/black-biracial person in the media, no matter how outlandish or gross their behavior is, and regardless of whether they think the poc are full of shit.
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AmeriGirl26 (12517)
a year ago
That sounds like a contradiction. Only an idiot supports people just because of their skintone, even though they did nothing to deserve such support, nor could they be described as "heroic" in any way, shape, or form. You end up wasting time, money, and your reputation, and when your chosen "cause pet" fucks up really bad and it gets all over the news, you end up looking like a fool and have to backtrack, pretending you never supported them to start with.
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