“The Show Must Be Paused” has 0 comments. I wanted to give it some time and see if anyone commented. Not a peep.

This post is full of comments by people who are uncomfortable with being shown that an unsavory reality exists, a reality that is beyond their comprehension.

If you think that ALL LIVES MATTER is the appropriate response after millions of people witnessed the murder of a black man in cold blood, then you’re part of the problem. If you believe that the value of a shop is more important than the value of human life, then you are part of the problem.

“Keep politics out of WordPress” is arrogant, morally bankrupt, cowardly, and intellectually dishonest. WordPress is a political piece of software and always has been.

Automattic’s website has the phrase, “We don’t make software for free, we make it for freedom.” Tell me that’s not a political statement. Ask them how many DDoS attacks they’ve received from communist countries.

WordPress’s website has the statement: “We believe in democratizing publishing and the freedoms that come with open source.” Tell me that’s not a political statement.

Spare me with the fake moral outrage and the false equivalencies and the ALL LIVES MATTER gaslighting. It’s disgusting.

My black hands have contributed to WordPress since Day 1.

It was co-created by a black man whose name rarely ever gets mentioned. Thank you Mike!

Underscores was built up by this black man. There are black men and black women whose work has made yours ten thousand times easier during your time with WordPress.

Show some respect and empathy. Or pick up a book. Or go to YouTube and teach yourself about why blacks are so angry and upset.

If you cannot stomach the idea that politics and WordPress are intertwined, then you are living in a fantasy world.