IL - Gay black actor beaten, bleached, attackers shout "This is MAGA country!"

H_H said:
If I had a gay black son, he would look a lot like.... whoever this guy is.

Until he got the bleach poured on him, lol.
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I always carry around a spare bottle of bleach. Ya just never know when you might need it.
 
phill4paul said:
Damnit, far too quickly. This needs at least 24 hrs. in the sNewz cycle to get things really ginned up!
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I agree.

And I went and read Reason and look, this was only a very partial debunking. It's still some crazy racist bleaching thing. They're just quibbling about the specific racist phrases.

That's actually a good place to be. "They said Make America Great, Wolf!" "Well, now, let's be fair, I hear some reports they actually just said Make Chicago Great Again."

Let's keep it here. I want no more reports of debunking for at least twenty-four hours, exactly as Phill says.
 
It was those damned Catholic Boys, I know because of the grin I saw on
that one kids face last week, they is guilty.
 
spudea said:
It is debunked.

https://reason.com/blog/2019/01/29/chicago-police-deny-claim-that-jussie-sm

OP should update the post
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He he he he...

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Carmen Phillips

Carmen is Autostraddle's Associate Editor and a black Puerto Rican femme/inist writer. She claims many past homes, but has left the largest parts of her heart in Detroit, MI, Brooklyn, and Buffalo, NY. There were several years in her early 20s when she earnestly slept with a copy of James Baldwin’s “Fire Next Time” under her pillow at night. You can find her on twitter, [MENTION=34022]Carmen[/MENTION]citaloves.

Carmen has written 101 articles for us.

KaeLyn
January 29, 2019 at 10:38 am

Thank you for writing this, Carmen.
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Renk
January 29, 2019 at 10:45 am

Thank you
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Dani Z
January 29, 2019 at 10:45 am

Thank you for writing about this, Carmen. Sending you lots and lots of love today. <3
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meg
January 29, 2019 at 10:51 am

thank you for writing this – i’ve been reading all morning and it’s beyond horrifying. sending you so much love.
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Sarah
January 29, 2019 at 11:08 am

<3 Thank you Carmen <3
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Leigh
January 29, 2019 at 11:10 am

Thank you, Carmen. I am holding black ***** folks a little closer in my heart today.
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aj
January 29, 2019 at 11:11 am

Sending out love. <3
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adunlap
January 29, 2019 at 11:30 am

Sending so much love to Black ***** folks especially. Thank you for speaking about this.
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Erin
January 29, 2019 at 11:32 am

Love you all. *hugs*
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Katie
January 29, 2019 at 11:36 am

Thanks Carmen. Sending love and support to black ***** folks.
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LGBT-Rex
January 29, 2019 at 11:37 am

oh my god. sending all my love to the Black ***** folk who are reading this article, hearing this news, living everyday in a place like the United States.
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Vanessa
January 29, 2019 at 11:44 am

Thank you Carmen. I love you and I love everyone here. <3
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Jana
January 29, 2019 at 11:53 am

Thank you Carmen for writing this and still looking to provide us with comfort and feelings of safety. I’m thankful for this community and for black ***** peeps. Sending love, support and hugs to y’all
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hihello
January 29, 2019 at 12:07 pm

I don’t have the words for how heartbreaking this is. Thank you for yours, Carmen. I’m holding you and everyone feeling the pain of this in care.
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Warrior Princess
January 29, 2019 at 12:30 pm

This is awful! I hope the police catch the people who did this.
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Hannahsmh
January 29, 2019 at 12:39 pm

This is absolutely terrible and I am getting furious with all the ‘it might have been tied with race/homophobia’ in the different news outlets – there is no ‘might’. It is what it is.

Also want to mention how much I love the sentence ‘ I refuse to censor the open wounds of that pain.’.
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Iarrann mé
January 29, 2019 at 1:01 pm

On the sincere snide: hugs to everyone, and thank you Carmen for speaking out.

On the snarky side: I’ve done it! I’ve figured out how you can take facts like “shouting racial slurs, pouring bleach on someone, putting a rope around their neck and hollering ‘This is MAGA country'” and come up with _mmmmaaaayyyyyyyy_ be tied to racism or homophobia! This is who wrote those mealymouthed analyses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1mQOnjh4Y (especially starting around 1:00).
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Elliot
January 29, 2019 at 1:16 pm

Trump supporters are terrorists, may they all burn
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Jeanna
January 29, 2019 at 1:41 pm

Thank you Carmen. So much love. <3
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Natalie
January 29, 2019 at 2:20 pm

Thank you for this, Carmen.

Love and light from all of those carrying the emotional weight of this attack on your shoulders today.
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Emma2711
January 29, 2019 at 2:46 pm

<3
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Alexis
January 29, 2019 at 3:15 pm

“The hate that fuels white supremacy also fuels homophobia. That won’t be reported in other mainstream media takes because it is hard to face such hatred with clear eyes. But we must. We must look at hatred for what it is because that is the only way to fight against it.”

Thank you for this Carmen. I had just gotten woken up from a post-therapy lowkey cry nap when I heard this and just. It’s a lot (I’ve marathoned a lot of black gay media recently and was feeling really hopeful? and this kind of took the air out of me). The first reports I read made it seem like it wasn’t nearly as bad, but one of the first black reports I read gave the real details and I don’t know. Thank you for making this space for us and refusing to censor out the word. It means a lot. Thank you.
 
Origanalist said:
He he he he...

59477456aafd5-bpfull.jpg

Carmen Phillips

Carmen is Autostraddle's Associate Editor and a black Puerto Rican femme/inist writer. She claims many past homes, but has left the largest parts of her heart in Detroit, MI, Brooklyn, and Buffalo, NY. There were several years in her early 20s when she earnestly slept with a copy of James Baldwin’s “Fire Next Time” under her pillow at night. You can find her on twitter, [MENTION=34022]Carmen[/MENTION]citaloves.

Carmen has written 101 articles for us.

KaeLyn
January 29, 2019 at 10:38 am

Thank you for writing this, Carmen.
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Renk
January 29, 2019 at 10:45 am

Thank you
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Dani Z
January 29, 2019 at 10:45 am

Thank you for writing about this, Carmen. Sending you lots and lots of love today. <3
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meg
January 29, 2019 at 10:51 am

thank you for writing this – i’ve been reading all morning and it’s beyond horrifying. sending you so much love.
Log in to Reply
Sarah
January 29, 2019 at 11:08 am

<3 Thank you Carmen <3
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Leigh
January 29, 2019 at 11:10 am

Thank you, Carmen. I am holding black ***** folks a little closer in my heart today.
Log in to Reply
aj
January 29, 2019 at 11:11 am

Sending out love. <3
Log in to Reply
adunlap
January 29, 2019 at 11:30 am

Sending so much love to Black ***** folks especially. Thank you for speaking about this.
Log in to Reply
Erin
January 29, 2019 at 11:32 am

Love you all. *hugs*
Log in to Reply
Katie
January 29, 2019 at 11:36 am

Thanks Carmen. Sending love and support to black ***** folks.
Log in to Reply
LGBT-Rex
January 29, 2019 at 11:37 am

oh my god. sending all my love to the Black ***** folk who are reading this article, hearing this news, living everyday in a place like the United States.
Log in to Reply
Vanessa
January 29, 2019 at 11:44 am

Thank you Carmen. I love you and I love everyone here. <3
Log in to Reply
Jana
January 29, 2019 at 11:53 am

Thank you Carmen for writing this and still looking to provide us with comfort and feelings of safety. I’m thankful for this community and for black ***** peeps. Sending love, support and hugs to y’all
Log in to Reply
hihello
January 29, 2019 at 12:07 pm

I don’t have the words for how heartbreaking this is. Thank you for yours, Carmen. I’m holding you and everyone feeling the pain of this in care.
Log in to Reply
Warrior Princess
January 29, 2019 at 12:30 pm

This is awful! I hope the police catch the people who did this.
Log in to Reply
Hannahsmh
January 29, 2019 at 12:39 pm

This is absolutely terrible and I am getting furious with all the ‘it might have been tied with race/homophobia’ in the different news outlets – there is no ‘might’. It is what it is.

Also want to mention how much I love the sentence ‘ I refuse to censor the open wounds of that pain.’.
Log in to Reply
Show Replies ▼
Iarrann mé
January 29, 2019 at 1:01 pm

On the sincere snide: hugs to everyone, and thank you Carmen for speaking out.

On the snarky side: I’ve done it! I’ve figured out how you can take facts like “shouting racial slurs, pouring bleach on someone, putting a rope around their neck and hollering ‘This is MAGA country'” and come up with _mmmmaaaayyyyyyyy_ be tied to racism or homophobia! This is who wrote those mealymouthed analyses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1mQOnjh4Y (especially starting around 1:00).
Log in to Reply
Elliot
January 29, 2019 at 1:16 pm

Trump supporters are terrorists, may they all burn
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Jeanna
January 29, 2019 at 1:41 pm

Thank you Carmen. So much love. <3
Log in to Reply
Natalie
January 29, 2019 at 2:20 pm

Thank you for this, Carmen.

Love and light from all of those carrying the emotional weight of this attack on your shoulders today.
Log in to Reply
Emma2711
January 29, 2019 at 2:46 pm

<3
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Alexis
January 29, 2019 at 3:15 pm

“The hate that fuels white supremacy also fuels homophobia. That won’t be reported in other mainstream media takes because it is hard to face such hatred with clear eyes. But we must. We must look at hatred for what it is because that is the only way to fight against it.”

Thank you for this Carmen. I had just gotten woken up from a post-therapy lowkey cry nap when I heard this and just. It’s a lot (I’ve marathoned a lot of black gay media recently and was feeling really hopeful? and this kind of took the air out of me). The first reports I read made it seem like it wasn’t nearly as bad, but one of the first black reports I read gave the real details and I don’t know. Thank you for making this space for us and refusing to censor out the word. It means a lot. Thank you.
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Is an autostraddle like scissoring?
 
Sounds like a false flag attack.

Why not just update the headline with the original breitbart heading? Which was

‘Empire’ Star Jussie Smollett Hospitalized in Alleged Hate Crime Attack
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Chicago is as far removed from making america great as is possible for any place in america not on the pacific or atlantic ocean . You have my personal guarantee and decades upon decades of experience .
 
juleswin said:
Sounds like a false flag attack.

Why not just update the headline with the original breitbart heading? Which was

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Because I like my headline better, which made it clear who you are supposed to hate.

And also because it was correct.
 
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Put my damn headline back!!!

Updated at 7:30 p.m.: Chicago PD now tell me via email that "in the initial reports there was no mention of MAGA," but "when detectives follow[ed] up with him later in the day, he recalled the offender making those comments and detectives completed a supplemental report." It would appear that earlier statements by the police were erroneous. I have changed the headline of this article to reflect new information, and await a statement from Smollett himself
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https://reason.com/blog/2019/01/29/chicago-police-deny-claim-that-jussie-sm

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Swordsmyth said:
Since I suggested that the headline be updated I think it only fair that I say AF should be able to have it put back the way it was.
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Thanks.

There's still time for this to take off, for all the self loathing whites and colored folks to get ginned up into a bloodthirsty, genocidal rage, before they find the actual guys who did it, which will most likely turn out to be some skinny white Marxist punks or nigggas from the 'hood.
 
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