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BLM Protesters Harass Young Cheerleaders Over Their ‘White Privilege,’ Organizer Stands By Actions

"The reason why you get to be here in these pretty little gorgeous outfits and your gorgeous hair and your gorgeous bows is because of your white privilege."

Amanda Prestigiacomo
BLM Protesters Harass Young Cheerleaders Over Their ‘White Privilege,’ Organizer Stands By Actions
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Black Lives Matter protesters badgered young cheerleaders while they entered the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville for a cheer competition on Saturday.

One of the protester leaders Carmen M. Jones, who said Sunday that she stands by her comments, yelled at the girls for their “white privilege” and told one of the women with the cheerleaders that she better “make sure your kids aren’t somebody my kids are gonna have to beat up.”

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