Since I’ve been seeing a lot of those pictures of dogs with signs that say something in that sort of baby uwu internet talk saying “heck racism” I need to get something out and in the open. I’m a black queer person and one of my white friends asked me why I didn’t like seeing dogs at BLM protests, especially dogs with signs so I’ll be as to the point as possible
Bringing your dog to something like The Women’s March is fine, but BLM protests have notoriously been escalating to extreme violence. Kids are being shot, do you think the pigs will be easy on your dog? No. The moment you bring something out there to stand in support of Black Lives, the cops see it as a target. If rubber bullets are shot, your dog, no matter how sturdy, is a goner. These aren’t just marches, police are insisting violence and unless you want to have your dog brutalized by the police, keep them at home.
The incessant need to use baby talk like “heck the police” is making the movement seem childish and discrediting the people out here. If you’ll notice anything about these pictures it’s that the handlers of the dog are always pretty light skinned, either white or white passing. Black people are getting lynced and here you are woobifying our fucking struggles with your fun quirky verbiage.
This isn’t cute, my people are being slaughtered. Unless you’re prepared to treat your dog for tear gas, to take them to the vet because he was shot at, leave them home. Police are violent and unpredictable. If you care not only about the movement but about your dogs safety, keep them the fuck at home. You’re discrediting us by making us all look so brainless we have to give our dogs signs that say a baby version of fuck the police. Kids aren’t safe at protests, why would your dog be? This isn’t cute, this isn’t something to be proud of, our lives are on the line.
