What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and many top Tik Tokkers are using their platforms
to speak out on the wrongful death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and
so many more who have tragically lost their lives due to the color of their skin.
Many of these creators and influencers have also been attending Black Lives Matter protests
and sharing important resources with their millions and millions of followers.
Some even are selling merch to raise money for organizations!
Loren Gray has been taking to Twitter to share her thoughts on everything that’s been going
on.
She said quote, “text FLOYD to 55156.
it doesn’t matter how many followers you have.
spread the word.
let’s talk about the situations that are difficult to talk about.
im so deeply sorry i’ll never understand how much you suffer, and i recognize that
privilege.
always an ally.
#blacklivesmatter”
She’s also shared educational resources with her followers in a thread where she wrote
quote, “thread of movies, shows, books and podcasts to further educate yourself on racism
and better understand the black community.
(i’ve been researching and watching all morning and will be adding as i come across
more titles)”
And Loren has continued to share links to donate, petitions to sign, and others ways
to get involved with her fans.
And the reigning queen of Tik Tok, Charli D’Amelio has also used her massive platform
to speak out against the tragic death of George Floyd.
Charli posted a video to make sure her followers were educated on what happened to
George Floyd.
Charli continued on in her powerful message saying that everyone, no matter how big or
small your platform is, needs to speak up and use their voice.
But Charli didn’t only speak out on Tik Tok.
She also took to Twitter to let her millions of followers know where she stands.
She tweeted saying quote, “i have always and will always be an ally and i will always
stand up for what is right!
#BlackLivesMatter”
And Charli still has that tweet pinned on her profile so it doesn’t get lost in the
mix.
Even former Sway house member, Josh Richards, is launching a new clothing company called,
‘Buddy’s Hard,’ featuring a special item which will 100 percent of the proceeds
going to the NAACP.
The item, a black hoodie, will feature the message 'Buddies Stronger Together.'
But one Tik Tokker who hadn’t used their platform to speak out about the Black Lives
Matter movement was Chase Hudson, AKA Lil Huddy.
Chase has previously been criticized for using a racial slur on Snapchat and has since apologized
for the incident, so many of his fans were looking at him to speak out during this time.
Even fellow influencer, Taylor Caniff, called out Chase tweeting quote, “SPEAK UP, OR
IM CALLING OUT YOUR LEGS @xlilhuddy YOURE 2 MILES AWAY FROM THIS PROTEST COME SPEAK
UP IF YOU CARE”
And Taylor tweeted again saying quote, “i don’t CARE judge me it takes all of us...
i’m calling him out as a top white privileged influencer... i’m not picking on anybody
but i will use my voice” And just hours after Taylor Caniff had called
him out, Chase responded to the backlash.
Chase wrote quote, “For absolute clarity, the only reason I took a beat before posting
about this historical situation unfolding in our country was out of pure respect for
George Floyd and his family.
The last thing I wanted to do was disrespect his ultimate sacrifice by commenting before
I had a chance to educate myself about the situation and make absolutely sure I knew
how to best honor him and his legacy.”
He continued on and said quote, “make no mistake, I stand with George Floyd, his family,
Black Lives Matter, and all those that have suffered at the hand of racial injustice.
While I will never pretend to fully understand the scope of the problem, George Floyd’s
death has drastically opened my eyes to the fact that not only do I have a lot to learn
and grow from, but I also need to be a consistent part of the solution.”
Chase went on to share a link in his bio to help his fans get involved by either donating,
signing petitions, protesting, and more.
Taylor went ahead and retweeted Chase’s tweet acknowledging him using his voice.
And many of Chase’s fans thanked him for speaking up and educating himself.
Here at Clevver we also want to make it clear that we stand with our black co-workers, friends,
viewers and everyone else impacted in this fight for change.
We’ve linked some resources and places to donate down in the description below and we
will continue to cover these stories and have these conversations because this is only just
the beginning.
And please take a moment and click right over here to watch this video to know why this
issue is so important to us here at Clevver.
Feel free to keep the conversation going down in the comments below and share your thoughts
on what Lil Huddy had to say.
I’m your host, Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!