Lady Gaga has been known to support civil rights causes. (Wikimedia Commons)
Amid the racial turmoil stemming from the Charlottesville, Va., violence this weekend, Lady Gaga did the only thing Mother Monster could do: She took to Twitter to ask Black people how “the nonracist white community who loves u” can make a change.
For the Black Community, tell us ways the non-racist white community who loves u can do better to help influence the country? #HowWeDoBetter
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 15, 2017
The answers were a mixed bag of emotions.
Using the #HowWeDoBetter, several people readily used the Tuesday, Aug. 15 tweet to gladly gave advice on how white people can improve.
Talk to your cousins. Get your fellow White folks together. Stand up against policies that oppress people of color #howwedobetter
— ♎Lauren♎ (@IamLaurenGill) August 15, 2017
https://t.co/4OGTQg1c1H https://t.co/eOLo1fqdhD these are very good videos to watch/people to listen to if you have a moment #HowWeDoBetter
— jaz (@TRANSMASCULINE) August 15, 2017
Start conversations, hold socials to hash out the issues in a peaceful manner in order to become closer together. That’s #HowWeDoBetter.
— Keith Adams Jr. (@BigBrother1988) August 15, 2017
When Have Black Folks Done the Work?
- Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ Is a Love Letter to Black Power, Black Activism
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- ACLU Blasts Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for Helping Police Track Black Activists Using Social Media Surveillance Productck Black Activists
Others were fed up with having to do the work for white allies.
Cmon now. We haven't done enough work to make this country better already? We gotta tell u how to fix the problem y'all created too? 🙄 https://t.co/ieLmgHJpBM
— Amanda Seales 🇬🇩✊🏾 (@amandaseales) August 16, 2017
GIRL IF YOU DONT TAKE THIS DOWN…🙄
It is not the job of the oppressed to teach the oppressor about their marginalized experiences. https://t.co/kVQHmmv3f8— 🇲🇽carliitos🇵🇸 (@brownboijoy) August 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/candidblackgirl/status/897612877149986816
Still, some vowed to do what they could to support Gaga, who previously spoke about how a Black fan’s plight with police influenced her music.
no more excuses, i'm calling out friends family and strangers for racist behavior, if i fuck up i want you to call me out #HowWeDoBetter
— Pretty Boy: Venus : fallout vibes (@trickatree) August 15, 2017
I will always love and support you all. We are all humans and we are all equals. #HowWeDoBetter https://t.co/puBkmz6HvH
— Michael Granché (@Mcgspeedracer) August 16, 2017
