Oh no: Cole Sprouse is gearresteerd

De hevige protesten in Amerika zijn jou vast en zeker niet ontgaan. De Amerikanen gaan massaal de straat op na de dood van George Floyd, die door een politieagent om het leven is gekomen. Ook Riverdale-acteur Cole Sprouse bleef niet thuis, want het schijnt dat de acteur bij de protesten is opgepakt.

Cole doet zijn verhaal op Instagram. “Ik wil mijn verhaal vertellen zoals het is, voordat de media alles verdraaien en dit ineens om mij laten draaien, terwijl het hier juist om de levens van zwarte mensen gaat. Vrede, rellen en plunderingen horen bij protesten als deze, maar de media gaan doorgaans alleen voor het meest sensationele verhaal”, vertelt hij.

“Laat ik voorop stellen dat mijn arrestatie als witte, heteroseksuele, publiekelijk bekende man in geen enkele verhouding staat tot anderen die aangehouden werden tijdens dezelfde demonstratie”, aldus Cole. Aha, duidelijk!

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A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there’s a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest. the media is by nature only going to show the most sensational, which only proves a long standing racist agenda. I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested. When many did turn to leave, we found another line of police officers blocking our route, at which point, they started zip tying us. It needs to be stated that as a straight white man, and a public figure, the institutional consequences of my detainment are nothing in comparison to others within the movement. This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me, and I hope the media doesn’t make it such. This is, and will be, a time about standing ground near others as a situation escalates, providing educated support, demonstrating and doing the right thing. This is precisely the time to contemplate what it means to stand as an ally. I hope others in my position do as well. I noticed that there are cameras that roll within the police cruisers during the entirety of our detainment, hope it helps. I’ll speak no more on the subject, as I’m (1) not well versed enough to do so, (2) not the subject of the movement, and (3) uninterested in drawing attention away from the leaders of the #BLM movement. I will be, again, posting the link in my story to a comprehensive document for donations and support.

Een bericht gedeeld door Cole Sprouse (@colesprouse) op 1 Jun 2020 om 1:14 (PDT)