Lil Yachty stirred the pot during his appearance on “Feeding Starving Celebrities” when he called Black Lives Matter a “scam.”
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“BLM was literally a scam,” he declared.
Yachty backed up his claim by referencing the controversy surrounding BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who reportedly purchased a $6 million mansion in 2020, allegedly with funds that were supposed to support the movement’s activism efforts.
As Yachty’s comments circulated online, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation didn’t hold back in response.
They fired off a statement to Fox News, accusing Yachty of being exploited by dangerous messaging, and stated, “It’s clear Lil Yachty has been drinking the white supremacist ideology Kool-Aid. His comments are wrong, misinformed, and crafted to please those who profit from Black suffering.”
The organization continued: “The real scam isn’t Black Lives Matter. It is watching Black artists with massive platforms recycle the same tired attacks on Black movements while ignoring the actual systems killing us. Black Lives Matter has supported Black families who have lost loved ones to police violence. We have built programs, funded mutual aid, and fought in courtrooms and on the streets to protect our people.”
This back-and-forth comes at a tense time for BLM, as Washington, D.C. city officials have begun dismantling the Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.
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