Singer/actress Lady Gaga, has branded President Donald Trump a ‘racist fool’ during a lengthy statement addressing the death of George Floyd and therefore the protests that have followed.
George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed Black man , died after being arrested by police for alleged use of counterfeit currency with footage showing policeman Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck as he struggled to breathe and eventually died.
Chauvin was arrested Friday on suspicion of third-degree murder.
Reacting to the death of George Floyd and therefore the protests that followed thereafter, Lady Gaga hit out at the President for what she described as ‘fueling racist activity’.
‘I have tons of things to mention about this, but the primary thing i would like to mention is I’m afraid to mention anything which will incite further anger, although that's precisely the emotion that’s justified,’ she posted Sunday on her Instagram and Twitter handles.
‘I don't wish to contribute to more violence, I wish to contribute to an answer . i'm as outraged by the death of George Floyd as I even have been by the deaths of exponentially too many black lives over many years that are taken from us in this country as a results of systematic racism and therefore the corrupt syst.pems that support it
‘The voices of the black community are silenced for too long which silence has proven deadly time and time again. And regardless of what they are doing to protest, they're still met with no compassion by the leaders that are meant to guard them.
Everyday people in America are racist, that’s a fact. ‘Right now's a critical time for the black community to be supported by all other communities so we will put a stop to something that's intrinsically wrong by the grace of God or whatever creator you are doing or don't believe .’
Lady Gaga continued: ‘We have known for an extended time that President Trump has failed. He holds the foremost powerful office within the world, yet offers nothing but ignorance and prejudice while black lives are still taken.
‘We have known he's a fool, and a racist, since he took office. he's fuelling a system that's already rooted in racism, and racist activity, and that we can all see what's happening.
It’s time for a change. I urge people to talk gently to every other, speak with passion, inspiration, and impress the importance of this issue until the systems that keep us sick die, rather than people we love.’
She concluded: ‘We MUST show our love for the black community. As a white, privileged woman, I take an oath to face by that. ‘We haven’t, as a privileged community, done enough to fight racism and get up for those people that are being killed by it. ‘This isn’t justice. this is often an epic tragedy that defines our country and has for an extended time. I am sad. i'm angry. and that i will use the words that I can find to speak what must change in as an efficient and non-violent way as possible on behalf of me .’
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