Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
in which alexandra paints a picture of brunch place she went to two years ago, long before there was a pandemic
this is the first video i've posted since a white Minnesota police officer killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes in late May so i obviously had to make it clear that im very much for the Black lives matter movement and that if you aren't, you're on the wrong side of history and uh...don't talk to me
and for anyone who lives under a rock who is like "i thought all those protests were like two weeks ago, isn't it over" NO, dumbass, Black people are still getting killed by police (one of the most recent ones was Rayshard Brooks, shot for running away from police officers who were trying to arrest him for sleeping drunk in his own car in a Wendy's parking lot) and protests are happening still across the U.S. and in Canada there's been an uptick in murders of Indigenous people by police, or police brutality aimed at them, over the past few weeks, so defunding the police and demanding change is v important right now!
I am not knowledgeable enough to speak at length on these issues, nor should i be someone's source of news about this, but here's some links to just a few helpful reading materials. you can find so much more just by...googling
one perspective on defunding the police: thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/06/08/Defund-Police-What-Comes-Next
a Q&A with a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto on what defunding the police means: cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/question-answer-sandy-hudson-black-lives-matter-defund-police-1.5613280
on journalists getting attacked by police on the job during protests: buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/protesters-journalists-first-amendment-police-brutality
how police training in the U.S. is pushed by police unions to be more violent: buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/police-unions-history-minneapolis-reform-george-floyd?bfsource=relatedmanual
for anyone saying "i woooould support the protests, but i hear some of them are looting and violent and i think that's BAD": thenation.com/article/society/minneapolis-rebellion-floyd
some organizations that specifically help black trans people: vice.com/en_us/article/n7wnbb/tony-mcdade-nina-pop-how-to-help
this one isn't a news article, but it's a great example of evidence of police attacking protestors for no reason and escalating situations into violence in early June, juxtaposed with the words of officials at the time: twitter.com/NickAndert/status/1268316722773192705
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also, this brunch place was really good, and i hope i get to return there one day. also, i'm not sorry i made that curtain more green in the painting. it looks better that way, fight me.
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Music: “marinade” by Birocratic (http://www.birocratic.com)
The songs used in this video were licensed via Birocratic License v05.2016. For info on how you can use this music in your project, check out birocratic.com/license-app.
To download Birocratic’s 60+ song discography, visit http:// birocratic.bandcamp.com.
in which alexandra paints a picture of brunch place she went to two years ago, long before there was a pandemic
this is the first video i've posted since a white Minnesota police officer killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes in late May so i obviously had to make it clear that im very much for the Black lives matter movement and that if you aren't, you're on the wrong side of history and uh...don't talk to me
and for anyone who lives under a rock who is like "i thought all those protests were like two weeks ago, isn't it over" NO, dumbass, Black people are still getting killed by police (one of the most recent ones was Rayshard Brooks, shot for running away from police officers who were trying to arrest him for sleeping drunk in his own car in a Wendy's parking lot) and protests are happening still across the U.S. and in Canada there's been an uptick in murders of Indigenous people by police, or police brutality aimed at them, over the past few weeks, so defunding the police and demanding change is v important right now!
I am not knowledgeable enough to speak at length on these issues, nor should i be someone's source of news about this, but here's some links to just a few helpful reading materials. you can find so much more just by...googling
one perspective on defunding the police: thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/06/08/Defund-Police-What-Comes-Next
a Q&A with a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto on what defunding the police means: cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/question-answer-sandy-hudson-black-lives-matter-defund-police-1.5613280
on journalists getting attacked by police on the job during protests: buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/protesters-journalists-first-amendment-police-brutality
how police training in the U.S. is pushed by police unions to be more violent: buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/police-unions-history-minneapolis-reform-george-floyd?bfsource=relatedmanual
for anyone saying "i woooould support the protests, but i hear some of them are looting and violent and i think that's BAD": thenation.com/article/society/minneapolis-rebellion-floyd
some organizations that specifically help black trans people: vice.com/en_us/article/n7wnbb/tony-mcdade-nina-pop-how-to-help
this one isn't a news article, but it's a great example of evidence of police attacking protestors for no reason and escalating situations into violence in early June, juxtaposed with the words of officials at the time: twitter.com/NickAndert/status/1268316722773192705
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also, this brunch place was really good, and i hope i get to return there one day. also, i'm not sorry i made that curtain more green in the painting. it looks better that way, fight me.
-
Music: “marinade” by Birocratic (http://www.birocratic.com)
The songs used in this video were licensed via Birocratic License v05.2016. For info on how you can use this music in your project, check out birocratic.com/license-app.
To download Birocratic’s 60+ song discography, visit http:// birocratic.bandcamp.com.
