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On May 7, Jamie McGuire posted this to her author page:<\/p>\n
“I know I normally keep this page opinion free, and for book stuff only, but I feel like this is important. If you haven’t seen this viral story yet PLEASE look up #runwithmaud and sign the petition. This story is absolutely heartbreaking.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n On her personal page, she shared…this:<\/p>\n “Definitely conversation and discussion worthy. What are your thoughts? **if you don’t watch the video until the END, don’t comment.**<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yup. That’s every MAGA’s Black Friend™, Candace Owens, in her infamous video explaining why Ahmaud Arbery’s lynching was justified. And Jamie just wants to “discuss.”<\/p>\n Let’s take a peek at that discussion:<\/p>\n Marisela Elias: “This girl is crazy! Ahmaud was lynched. There is no way around it. He was sought out by these two white supremacists and gunned down in broad daylight! The only reason they are behind bars is because the media and enraged citizens refused to stay quiet and this was only after two months of his murder.”<\/em><\/p>\n John Eighner: “Marisela Elias where is your proof they were white supremacists? You are brainwashed. [link to YouTube video, “Video Emerges Showing Ahmaud Arbery Entering Home At NIGHT…]<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Marisela Elias yeah, WHY are we just hearing about this\/seeing action when it went down Feb 23?? Fishy.”<\/em><\/p>\n Marisela Elias: “Jamie McGuire, it’s surprising to me how people could actually find a way of justifying his murder. I agree it is fishy as to why the officials decided to keep quiet about this horrendous, hateful, and racist act. Shame on you for sharing this person’s view and ignoring the fact that he was killed based on the color of his skin and not because he committed a certain crime.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The thing about McGuire is that she often pretends to be representing both sides, playing devil’s advocate, merely\u00a0discussing<\/em> things that she finds\u00a0interesting:<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kira Berger: “This is so messed up. Saying this isn’t about race it false on so many levels. If Ahmaud was a white man this wouldn’t have happened in the first place. PERIOD. No question about it. They might have not gone out hunting for someone to shoot at random, but let’s be clear here, he was shot because he was BLACK. If I would have done the same thing, I’d be find today, because I’m white. I might have had to explain to the police, but that was it. I wouldn’t have been shot. It’s despicable anyone is defending murderers with this BS.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Kira Berger whoa whoa whoa. I was getting ready to like your comment before your last sentence.”<\/em><\/p>\n Hennessy Chism: “Jamie isn’t defending anyone she’s just sharing a post. I disagree with the speaker and I wouldn’t have shared it but Jamie is just trying to say that she thinks the logic is interesting. Logic can be interesting without outright agreement.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: [row of upward pointing finger emojis]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Notice anything odd there? Berger never accused\u00a0McGuire<\/em> of trying to justify the lynching but both McGuire and Chism jump in to defend McGuire. Berger could easily have been talking about Candace Owen.<\/p>\n Kira Berger: “Hennessy Chism Maybe so, but if I share something I usually agree with it, and it not, I say so. Unfortunately, her past comments don’t lend themselves to give the benefit of the doubt. But you’re right. I shouldn’t have assumed. [smile emoji].”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “if you follow me at all, you’d know I enjoy sharing alternate\/interesting\/dissenting views and discussing. I NEVER said I agreed. The facts of the case are interesting, and they’re still rolling out so how could I possibly know enough about anything to have an opinion?”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Kira, thanks for letting me know you follow to hate (“her past comments”\u2013which is BS btw). That helps me use the block button effectively.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n But you had enough facts to form an opinion to talk about what a tragedy it was and demand justice for Arbery on your professional page. And here’s another tell: McGuire instantly blocks Berger from her page because Berger hasn’t agreed with every single one of McGuire’s political stances in the past and has spotted a pattern that has been apparent to most people since Trump’s campaign started and she hit a Tweet-liking spree.<\/p>\n Interestingly enough, one person McGuire doesn’t seem combative toward is Eighner, who agrees with Owens’s video and doesn’t feel this is a racial incident, though he posts a graphic about interracial violent crime incidents in the same thread:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hennessy Chism: “I totally disagree with this girl. I think she’s really failing to consider the impact of systemic oppression and institutionalized racism on AfAm populations.”<\/em><\/p>\n John Eighner: “Hennessy Chism [interracial violent crime incident infographic]”<\/em><\/p>\n John Eighner: “Hennessy Chism [same YouTube video Eighner posted before]”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Hennessey Chism there is some history\u00a0 (according to this video) that he’d been stealing fron the neighborhood homes prior, but I have not looked into this myself. NOT saying his death was justified in any way, just answering your question.”<\/em><\/p>\n Hennessey Chism: “John Eighner Who said I was a lib? No, I want to know what he stole, tell me. Show me proof that he stole something and that the murderers knew that. And tell me why they didn’t call the police instead of shooting? Because he was black.”<\/em><\/p>\n John Eighner: “Hennessey Chism wow you did not watch the videos did you because if you had Candice says they called the police”<\/em><\/p>\n John Eighner: “Hennessey Chism you have zero evidence that he was killed for being black. White intruders get killed all the time by white people. [link to a story headlined: “No charges against Oklahoma man who killed 3 intruders”]<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “John Eighner they did call the police. Several did, that’s true.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n So far, it appears that the only person McGuire is “discussing” things with is the guy running his own personal\u00a0Breitbart<\/em> in the comments. When she engages with anyone else, however…<\/p>\n Faith Anne Hudson: “I liked her point of view. I don’t think anyone is saying that his death is justified, just that it wasn’t a hate crime.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jurgita La Lionne: “Faith Anne Hudson unjustified death, yet no big deal? So what was it then? He got killed for fun? Out of boredom? Sit this one out, Karen.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Jurgita La Lionne why so angry? That’s not what Faith said. Please read and discuss or bow out. Rudeness gets deleted.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jurgita La Lionne: “Jamie McGuire ignorance is what makes me angry. You, apparently, are only interested in discussing with those who blow into the same flute you do. Bowing out!”<\/em><\/p>\n Faith Anne Hudson: “Jurgita La Lionne no one said it wasn’t a big deal. I don’t think that’s what the video conveys at all. I think she’s just pointing out that something that looks like an unmediated death is being twitsted by the media to look like a hate crime during an election year.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire:\u00a0<\/em>“How did you know I played the flute?”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n She has plenty of time to tone police and make “clever” retorts on a post about Ahmaud Arbery’s lynching death, not so much time to “discuss” with anyone who disagrees with her. With Candace Owens, I mean. Not McGuire. Because McGuire still hasn’t declared what side she’s taking. She’s just here to start an important conversation about racism where no one is allowed to express anger about racism. Emilia Reyes notices this immediately:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tiffany Snow: “She’s right. It happens every time. The media go crazy. I do wish there was more concern and conversation about black on black crime. The number of murders in places like Chicago is horrendous.”<\/em><\/p>\n Emilia Reyes: “Here we go with the black on black crime. The difference is when it is black on black crime, someone is arrested and convincted! [multiple exclamation points I’ll skip for screen readers] So sit down”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Emilia Reyes all those exclamation points definitely validate your statement.”<\/em><\/p>\n Emilia Reyes: “I don’t need you, an anti vaxxer, racist, telling me shit. When you live what we POC live, then maybe I’ll hear what you have to say. There is no other argument to this. He was murdered for being black.”<\/em><\/p>\n Emilia Reyes: “And it’s funny how you comment to me but not to the man on here calling someone a dumb cunt.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Emilia Reyes She called me a cunt first. Keep up.”<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Emilia Reyes A POC is saying otherwise in the video. Not me. Good Lord…”<\/em><\/p>\n Emilia Reyes: “You agree with it, let’s be real. You didn’t post it to have a conversation. You know exactly what you were doing. You just don’t have any room to talk about it. We don’t want Trump lovers talking about what is racially motivated and what is not.”<\/em><\/p>\n Emilia Reyes: “And when you are a racist, you ddeserve to be called a cunt.” Michelle Sharpe: “Yes, Emilia Reyes exclamations points do validate her points perfectly and her response was perfect! [many exclamation points]”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n You may be wondering, hey, wait…who called Jamie a cunt?<\/p>\n Celia Aaron: “Candace Owens is a known right-wing raconteur fame-seeker akin to Diamond and Silk, and you posting this fucked up opinion makes you a huge racist cunt (no, her being black DOES NOT\u00a0 save you from being a huge racist cunt), just FYI.”<\/em><\/p>\n Robert Christopher: “Somebody has a case of the Monday’s…<\/em><\/p>\n Whitney Reynolds: “Wow”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n But wait…who was the\u00a0man<\/em> calling a woman a cunt? I bet you’ll never guess.<\/p>\n John Eighner: “Celia Aaron well you are just a dumb cunt then”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Surely McGuire blocked such rudeness. She wants\u00a0discussion<\/em> and\u00a0conversation,\u00a0<\/em>no meanness allowed!<\/p>\n Jamie McGuire: “Celia Aaron I envision you high-fiving yourself after that and looking around at an empty room w a proud smile bc you thought it was super cool.”<\/em><\/p>\n Celia Aaron: “Jamie McGuire good comeback. Hey, tell me how that whole ‘I’ll run for Congress!’ thing worked out for ya?”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/jennytrout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/twofacedJamie.jpg\")
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