Responding to Negative Feedback about Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter and audience feedback: an archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2021. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.

Responding to Negative Feedback about Black Lives Matter

Junior Soma, guest in a conversation about Black Lives Matter

I expected a reaction when I discussed Black Lives Matter with my valued guest Junior Soma. Unfortunately, I knew negative feedback was likely. One comment was also somewhat racist.

My first thought was to delete it. It is my platform, and I should be able to decide what is communicated there.

Then I wanted to know what my Instagram community thought. I asked: should I ignore the negative feedback or respond and comment on it?

  • 12 followers voted to ignore it.
  • 16 voted to address it.

So I responded. You can find the comments beneath the YouTube video linked below.

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More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.