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metalheadsforblacklivesmatter: catherine-elizabeth: tahneetalks: fluffmugger: thetrippytrip: We should be more pro-active or we’ll see more of such sad fates of honest people. And the utterly ironic thing is I’ve seen repeated tumblr posts of that iconic photo absolutely slagging the shit out of Peter Norman as “lol white guy so uncomfortable” “Why the fuck isn’t he supporting them”, etc etc. As an Australian this post surprised me. I knew none of the above. this is amazing and made me cry Peter Norman, the White Man in That PhotoHere’s some more in depth information. He was VERY green to the movement, but these two Black men asked for his support, and he’s like “Yeah, I want to support you.” So he wore that badge. He gets so much shit because, “LOL two Black men giving Black Power Solute and sad white man is just standing there.”But no. Even though he wasn’t as well-versed as he was towards the end of his life, he still supported them. He had the idea to wear the badge. It destroyed his career. His relationship with his family. He lost EVERYTHING for that. And I’m not saying like he should receive more credit than the other two. I’m just saying he gets so much shit for being an ignorant white guy just standing there with a blank stare.At least acknowledge him as an ally.-fae -- source link