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Dengan keadaan di Amerika Syarikat serta seluruh dunia yang mengadakan bantahan demi kesaksamaan dan penghentian kebencian berbaur kaum, selebriti Melayu setempat turut menggunakan wadah mereka untuk bersuara.

Beberapa daripada mereka telah meluahkan perasaan mereka mengenai kes George Floyd dengan mengongsi gambar-gambar di Instagram Story mereka serta cara-cara bagaimana kami, penduduk di Singapura boleh menyokong pergerakan antiperkauman ini.

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things have been tense and sad lately, but let’s take heart⁣⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ EDIT #1: i want to reiterate that even though the issue (it being the current unrest in america) is far away from us, it doesn't mean that anti-blackness and racism doesn't exist in our community here.. so these are some ways you can help that will truly mean a lot⁣⁣ ⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ EDIT #2: stressing again that this is a simplified summary of the situation and ways to help! if you would like to know more about privilege, cultural appropriation, and black history and activism, i HIGHLY recommend reading @bubyseok's twitter thread!!⠀ ⠀ EDIT #3: seeing plenty of debate around the idea of whether we as Singaporeans should be focusing on BLM when we have our own deep-rooted casual racism to deal with. yes! i wholeheartedly agree there's a problem here that we don't talk about often, and that it may seem to many we're attempting to learn about others when we should be looking inwards. however, we can focus on multiple issues at once! just because we are bringing awareness to a topic doesn't mean we're downplaying others. ⠀ ⠀ to reiterate, the scope of this post was made for 1) people to have a rough idea on the current George Floyd situation, 2) to learn specific ways to help the situation from abroad (i.e. petitions and donations), and 3) to learn something extremely applicable ANYWHERE: general ways to help solve the racism issue by starting with yourself!⠀ ⠀ instead of putting down issues in other countries for the sake of highlighting issues here (and of course, vice versa), instead of criticising locals for not knowing enough, how about we graciously share resources and knowledge to each other in our replies? let's make this a fulfilling discussion! 🙆‍♀️🍎

A post shared by welcome to apl's crib! 🛌 (@apelcrib) on May 30, 2020 at 6:53am PDT

Selain itu, mereka juga telah memuatnaikkan gambar kotak hitam dengan hashtag #BlackoutTuesday untuk menunjukkan sifat perpaduan mereka.

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We hear you, We support you, We are with you #blackouttuesday

A post shared by Aaron Khaled (@aaronkhaled) on Jun 2, 2020 at 4:19am PDT

Antaranya adalah Aaron Khaled, Nurul Aini, Erwin Sh, Kalysa Aziz Yeo, Wirda Elliesa, Erwin Shah Ismail, Art Fazil, Fiza O, Alyph, Fatimah Mohsin, Sarah Aqilah, Raja Zulfikaar, Sheiryn Aisiqa dan ramai lagi.

TBH, kami agak terkejut melihat selebriti Melayu setempat bersuara kerana tbh selama ini, mereka takde pun bersuara kalau kaum sendiri yang ditindas, lagi-lagi kalau there’s almost no minority representation in the media. But hey, it’s nice to see change 🙂

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No police shootings or riots in Singapore, but that doesn't mean privilege and racism don't exist. The explosion of COVID-19 cases in migrant worker dorms is a symptom of deep-seated issues that have existed for years. #ig_sg #sg #singapore #ig_singapore

A post shared by Wake Up, Singapore 🇸🇬 (@wakeupsingapore) on May 30, 2020 at 8:46pm PDT

Namun begitu, ada beberapa individu berpendapat bahawa dengan memuatnaikkan gambar kotak hitam di Instagram sebenarnya tidak memanfaatkan.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7SKVuB3aR/

Orang ramai digesa untuk mengelakkan daripada mengguna tanda pagar #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundThePolice, #ProsecuteKillerCops apabila memuatnaik gambar hitam yang menunjukkan perpaduan, menurut Instagram Amber Riley.

Ini kerana jika anda memuatnaikkan gambar kotak hitam dengan tanda pagar #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundThePolice atau #ProsecuteKillerCops, ia akan hancurkan algorithm serta melupuskan siaran yang mempunyai maklumat penting mengenai pergerakan BLM ini, seperti yang dijelaskan dalam video di atas.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7ncT-DkCf/

YouTuber terkenal, Hirzi, juga telah bersuara dan berkata bahawa masyarakat Melayu boleh menyalurkan amarah ini terhadap isu-isu yang lain yang berlaku di bukan saja di Singapura, malah di dunia, tak kira masa.

Jika anda ingin menyokong atau derma untuk pergerakan BLM, ikuti bebenang ini di Twitter dan klik sini (courtesy of Hirzi).

thread of petitions for you to sign / links / donations / ways to help for BLM 🙂 pic.twitter.com/NQAcNwA6Ss

— kait (@gwskait) May 31, 2020

Kami akan menulis tentang penggunaan istilah N dalam kalangan masyarakat/belia Melayu soon. 🙂

f.r.i.e.n.d.s pic.twitter.com/l3eGUsp0Y8

— ibnur (@ibbybitch) June 1, 2020

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