Mike Boateng releases impassioned speech
Love Island winter series contestant Mike Boateng has shared an impassioned speech on social media
The former police officer posted a video of himself addressing those who support, 'All Lives Matter.'
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Mike began his speech, "All lives matter. Yeah, that sounds about right."
"Wait. All lives matter. Yeah, that sounds about white."
"See, my whole life has been handicapped because of the colour of my skin and now I’m screaming Black Lives Matter, you want in?"
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Mike went on to reference his time spent in the police force.
He continued, "Three years of my life I spent in a legal system, I thought I could make change."
"But it was three years of pain and suffering with no gain."
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Mike revealed, "I wanted to rise but there was no way they could ever accept a black man as their superior."
"I wanted to rise but there was no way they could accept that a black man could do the job better than he could."
"I wanted to rise but they turned my name into a joke and proceeded to play games. The police is racist."
Mike even went as far as naming the police officers who caused him, "three years of pain and suffering."
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The reality star later addressed his time in the Love Island villa.
He said, "And to Love Island 2020 was supposed to be the highlight of my life, I finally made it!"
"Just to come out and find that the white man hated it."
"They tried to tarnish my name with lies and #bekind, I’m tired," Mike continued.
"I’m tired of being tired of being tired."
He begged the question, "Every day's a struggle, do you know what that feels like?"
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"Let me ask you something - if you’re white and you’d like to be treated how black people are, put your hands up."
"No hands up. Go figure. Because you’d rather be the one pulling the trigger."
Mike finished, "And I didn’t have to curse to get this message through, but the next time you tell me, 'All Lives Matter,' f**k you too."
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To learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement and how you can support and educate yourself, click here.
