One of the most popular singers in the United States, Zayn Malik and his girlfriend Gigi Hadid have made their respective Instagram accounts black, in order to observe the recent trend against racism,which is #BlackoutTuesday to show solidarity towards the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement. The US was shocked earlier in the week when a black man was brutally murdered on the streets by non other then a police officer.
The former One Direction man, did make it a point to pledge his support towards the black community facing sweeping racial bias in the US and is on board with the people standing against this sort of disgusting behavior on the citizens of the country. Zayn Malik wrote in a post he made on Instagram that, “#blacklivesmatter,” urging his followers to sign the petition about #DefundThePolice by sharing a swipe up link on his Instagram Stories.In addition, Malik’s girlfriend Hadid also showed her loyalty to the Black Lives Matter movement by posting a black image and attached to it was a note which reads.
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“Enraged. Sickened. Heartbroken. But never surprised. This happens way too often – and the videos that go viral are not isolated events. It seems that only when caught on camera are bigots & MURDERERS even getting “investigated” or fired .. unfortunately, the only way things will start changing is if all these racist, ignorant, monsters (badge &/or not) have to face the consequences- behind bars,” She further added, “Keep signing petitions, making calls to demand justice, speaking out (this is not just if you have a big platform- it starts in your homes and communities), and fighting to make a difference for every life that has been wrongly taken or effected by THE PANDEMIC OF RACISM. THIS IS ABOUT BEING AGAINST EVERY SENSELESS ACT OF DISCRIMINATION THAT BURDENS THIS COUNTRY,” Hadid added.
These turn of events have caused a ripple amongst the various sects of society living in the states. Any life, be it black, Asian, Hispanic or Caucasian has value and the brutal behaviour by the police is completely unacceptable. The people have had enough and hence are out on the streets protesting that there rights be provided to them and that racism must be stopped. The government is finding it very very difficult to control the current situation.
