Contribution: Exhibit B is one mans desire to exhibit racisim and the rise of Neo Liberalism, par ANGRY BLACK WOMAN, Londres
Usually I can put pen to paper about most subjects, especially
those I feel really passionate about. However I literally haven’t been
able to write about Exhibit B because it was simply to overwhelming. I
wish in this moment that I could intellectualize and do word gymnastics
about the whole Exhibit B experience but I can’t so I will just write as
though I am having a conversation with you, and hopefully you will see
why it was so important and why we must continue the right against
racisim in all mediums. I couldn’t make sense of the hostility towards
us as protesters, I felt like those in favour were shouting “what is
wrong with you”, the issue was me or us we “misunderstood” we “didn’t
get it” “we needed to see it to experience it”. Now Bailey laments over
the images published…erm, mate you had YouTube video’s going back a
year ago, but like Kermit, that is none of my business! All I do know
is 43,000 people (UK and France petitions combined) totally understand
that Exhibit was pure indulgence in the massaging of white conscience.
As with institutional oppression the victims became the victimized, not
Bailey’s desire to chain and shackle Black People in cages,
masquerading as anti racist art. We were the issue, with our
“pro censorship”, “anti freedom of speech” selves. “Trying to still the
voice of Black (unemployed) actors” and silencing “a world renowned
artist” whose art was “incredibly important” as to who this
work is important to, is still a BIG QUESTION!!!! We were “a hysterical
unruly mob”, yet in July just one month before #boycottthehumanzoo,
the Fringe Festival cancelled an Israeli show due to boycotts, they
were not called “an unruly mob” or “violent protesters” no, it was
pleasantly reported about, like business as usual… moving on.
Yes we were successful in our protest, it was the Barbican that
decided to cancel the show not the protesters, we simply exercised our
human right to protest, and protest we did! We did loudly and proudly
with our spirituality and our drums, we called on our ancestors, in
unity, it was a beautiful experience. Not one arrest, no criminal
damage, we let our disgust and offence be known, and I would most
definitely do it again. Oh yes the mainstream media tried to make out we
were “violent angry thugs”, the Barbican decided the reasons they
cancelled were due to public safety, which was a lie. No worries we
came, we conquered and that was good enough for us…but it did not stop
there. Suddenly we now had to defend ourselves against the new racist
the Neo Liberal, and trust me the Neo-Liberal can be both Black and
White, the person who snipes and declares “they (us) don’t speak for
me”. a well known author who proudly hold an MBE called the supporters
“Disciples of Sara Myers”, the 23,000 people who signed the petition in
the UK simply did not have their own mind to see racisim for what
racisim is? Really? I think the for the most part, many saw that
unnatural desire to flaunt white privilege in the face of others, like
the Emperor with his new clothes were willing to say openly “he has no
clothes on” Those Neo liberals defending Exhibit B were those who had
vested interests and ladder kickers who did not want us to upset the
status quo, but that is what we came to do and that is what we did.
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