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In reply to the discussion: "I had a Sarah Palin button on backpack" Who is BLMS's Marissa "Johnson" Jenae? [View all]DirkGently
(12,151 posts)267. "Outside Agitators 206" according to Daily KOS.
So, this is looking less a lefty circular firing squad and more an operation by a fringe group actually opposed to progressives. A month ago Marissa Johnson was babbling on her FB page about how the Republicans would pay for their failure to groom her correctly, and reminiscing about her support for Sarah Palin.
Co-opting the moniker of a nationwide movement like Black Lives Matter two days before an event does not turn two people formerly known as "Outside Agitators 206" into the representatives of BLM. These are different people with a different agenda.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/09/1410195/-Seattle-BLM-Protest-Was-Not-BLM-Sorta#
That's all well and good, except the protesters aren't actually part of the BLM movement.
The protesters are actually members of a group called Outside Agitators 206. You can see the connection here; this is the same "Press Release" as posted on the "Official" Seattle BLM Facebook Page. I am using quotes, because this is absolutely not an "official" page; it was created extremely recently and it seems to me and many others that these two women have co-opted the BLM movement and name to further their own, more extreme message. This is from their About page:
We are the Outside Agitators 206.
First off, we have four points of unity:
We center Black voices to celebrate and affirm Blackness. We believe that any movement to end anti-Black racism must be led by Black people.
We believe that everyone has a right to resist their oppressors and what resistance looks like varies for different individuals and different circumstances.
We dont directly speak to corporate media, nor do we need them. We are our own voice.
Fuck the police: As an institution fundamentally rooted in white supremacy and anti-Blackness we reject the police presence in our communities, absolutely. It is our responsibility to hold each other accountable and keep each other safe.
The protesters are actually members of a group called Outside Agitators 206. You can see the connection here; this is the same "Press Release" as posted on the "Official" Seattle BLM Facebook Page. I am using quotes, because this is absolutely not an "official" page; it was created extremely recently and it seems to me and many others that these two women have co-opted the BLM movement and name to further their own, more extreme message. This is from their About page:
We are the Outside Agitators 206.
First off, we have four points of unity:
We center Black voices to celebrate and affirm Blackness. We believe that any movement to end anti-Black racism must be led by Black people.
We believe that everyone has a right to resist their oppressors and what resistance looks like varies for different individuals and different circumstances.
We dont directly speak to corporate media, nor do we need them. We are our own voice.
Fuck the police: As an institution fundamentally rooted in white supremacy and anti-Blackness we reject the police presence in our communities, absolutely. It is our responsibility to hold each other accountable and keep each other safe.
The "Outside Agitators 206" homepage, showing the same message from the same two people purporting to speak for BLM:
https://outsideagitators206.org/
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"I had a Sarah Palin button on backpack" Who is BLMS's Marissa "Johnson" Jenae? [View all]
Blue State Bandit
Aug 2015
OP
Not necessarily. No fundie I've ever met would post "scandalous shit" and "the cross" in the same
merrily
Aug 2015
#320
No, but there's always a question of who, from the other side, finds their way into a movement,
villager
Aug 2015
#29
A minority rights movement usually draws from across the political spectrum, but I'm completely in
Hortensis
Aug 2015
#357
I don't doubt what you are saying, but I need a source better than Facebook or twitter.
still_one
Aug 2015
#178
That's _HER_ facebook. It's her own words. There is no better source than her own words. (nt)
jeff47
Aug 2015
#283
I know. However, I want someone to interview her, and ask her, or a reliable independent source
still_one
Aug 2015
#298
You think that is on equal footing with cable news? Those are church's with choir practice.
Elmer S. E. Dump
Aug 2015
#337
And several replies from Mara Willaford, who shared the stage with her in Seattle. nt
tblue37
Aug 2015
#129
I would not doubt for an instant that it's a shell game. A little misdirection that is the whole
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2015
#48
Oh you bet! Stupid 'gotcha' questions that avoid anything like the real issues.
PatrickforO
Aug 2015
#196
At minimum, we know damn well Sanders will get a "why do black people hate you" debate question
arcane1
Aug 2015
#227
It doesnt have to be the politicians it can be the ones who fund them like the Koch brothers
cstanleytech
Aug 2015
#75
There are still a few Repukes that can chew gum and spit at the same time
LiberalLovinLug
Aug 2015
#328
It's a very small minority (myself included) that sees it as dirty tricks
dreamnightwind
Aug 2015
#25
A dirty trick that cost 10K people time, money, the Sander's campaign & Police.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2015
#52
it doesn't have to be like that -wouldn't a religious Sarah Palin fan want to attack liberals?
virtualobserver
Aug 2015
#58
She appears to be doing this herself, in the hopes it results in a paying gig. (nt)
jeff47
Aug 2015
#285
Lotta fundies play the "Your liberals arent liberal enough or are the wrong kind of liberal" game
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#113
not sure why you picked my post, in particular, to dredge this thread up.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#365
Because you are sane enough to get exactly what I mean about blacks and slavery and christianity.
bravenak
Nov 2015
#366
I saw that. Both her writing and her actions are ones of hate and anger. And her anger is not just
jwirr
Aug 2015
#156
I'm beginning to believe what I thought was not worth considering, that this could be
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#88
she's not she's a self described "Radical Christian Mullatanist" her Twitter page LSF Thot
azurnoir
Aug 2015
#332
That would explain where and when she learned the tactics used against Sanders. eom
Malraiders
Aug 2015
#13
I suppose that leads to the question. Who is grooming her now since the GOP wouldn't have her?
pa28
Aug 2015
#18
Take as many snapshots and such of the Facebook page. Methinks a large wiping of posts is in the
4lbs
Aug 2015
#31
If you are on a Mac, there's a 'Grab' utility that lets you do screenshots...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#229
My thoughts exacty- for everyone's sake MSM must report on this broadly & Now
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#51
Rachael has not been reporting much on sensitive topics lately. Most coverage is of Conservatives.
glinda
Aug 2015
#83
Rachel is compromised by the network I realize. But this is a truth which caused much
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#97
Could be, he's very bright but limited by the network right now. His plutocrat book received
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#152
I know. It's like 20 Hillary's, 20 Trumps and 5 per Bush/Walker/Rubio to one Bernie name drop since
Blue State Bandit
Aug 2015
#144
There's definitely a Bernie blackout on msnbc now. And Melissa Harris Perry didn't mention
Stardust
Aug 2015
#231
+1,000 Those programs we regularly watch on FSTV (the Free Speech TV Channel) on Dish TV
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#266
Clear from the start that dirty tricks was the reason for the disruptions n/t
brentspeak
Aug 2015
#40
40. Clear from the start that dirty tricks was the reason for the disruptions
AlbertCat
Aug 2015
#276
No, I also don't want BLM to be damaged, this is of much to concen to them I think.
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#148
Seems as if she could have benefitted from Sanders-style economic justice.
WorseBeforeBetter
Aug 2015
#142
Personally, the parents and loved ones of those within the movement. And not an endorsement.
Blue State Bandit
Aug 2015
#130
She is a Republican who is angry about social injustice as it affects black people
virtualobserver
Aug 2015
#68
I see where the confusion lies... She must be from the #BlackLivesMatterUnlessTheyAreGay movement
fbc
Aug 2015
#79
Actually, there are a number of LGBT supportive thins posted on her FB page. n/t
Ms. Toad
Aug 2015
#205
Part of the point of BLM is that the Dem Establishment take the black vote for granted
daredtowork
Aug 2015
#82
BLM could affect the race if they can motivate people who don't usually vote in primaries
doxyluv13
Aug 2015
#100
Disingenuous, disruptive SCUM. And if they surface again... should be dealt with as such.
AzDar
Aug 2015
#101
Where's Hillary? She didn't denounce. Are they Fundies, Rogue Feminists, or Operatives?
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2015
#106
This dumbfuck sported a Palin button and expects something other than derision?
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2015
#120
Sure looks like her, and I read in other threads that she's a fundie.
WorseBeforeBetter
Aug 2015
#151
Wow. And what do you suppose constitutes 'the other side' for someone who backs Sarah Palin against
Marr
Aug 2015
#149
Her Point was to get people talking and thinking about Racial Injustice in the System
Heather MC
Aug 2015
#163
It's not her fault people are choosing to focus on unimportant things because they are uncomfortable
Heather MC
Aug 2015
#174
You have a point about the focus on how dangerous it is to be living while black in America.
Ford_Prefect
Aug 2015
#175
Oh well I didn't notice. I just read the post, I never pay attention to who post what.
Heather MC
Aug 2015
#209
Well, how should she behave after seeing body after body of her dead brothas and sistas
Heather MC
Aug 2015
#284
I don't take advice from Sarah Palin fans. Fuck this republican piece of shit.
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2015
#253
I just want some solid proof before she and BLM get smeared beyond recognition
Blue_Tires
Aug 2015
#219
It's not too often you see a "FEMINIST" with Thong-wearing TWERKING earrings! nt
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2015
#251
I'll just say that I am VERY suspicious of a group that attacks Bernie with more vigor than
kestrel91316
Aug 2015
#198
"GOP shoulda groomed me right then...now they gotta see me on the other side *shrugs*"
BeanMusical
Aug 2015
#237
I think community service should have been imposed, but she is doing more then that on her own.
Nobel_Twaddle_III
Mar 2016
#381
here's a thought for you. A Christian fundamentalist demanded that a Jew who lost most
cali
Aug 2015
#255
If this self-aggrandizing, bird-brained professional disruptor is "the future"
brentspeak
Aug 2015
#291
Good post, but I do feel she inclines more toward the GOP than not, and even if that s
tblue37
Aug 2015
#304
"The Real Black Lives Matter Wants Activists To Apologize To Senator Sanders"
red dog 1
Aug 2015
#347
Apparently they either feel bad or intimidated and the proof is their use of the word
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#400
Yep, we take issue with one of their OPs we're bad, even if those OPs are race baiting
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#403
Of course, 99.99% of DU swears this never happened, and the OP says he did nothing wrong, so...
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#405
If only Sanders supporters spent their time talking up what they thought was good about Bernie
stevenleser
Mar 2016
#407
If you have a problem w/ this post alert it. Just cause Bill didn't do so well
Blue State Bandit
Apr 2016
#411