I support the goal, but he perhaps could've gone about it differently. Then again, the brotha is getting media attention: "The man, who stood on the corner of 13th and Filbert on Tuesday, is not out to lynch or kill black people. In fact, he is black.
Thirty-five-year-old Sixx King says he’s using the offensive symbol to highlight a serious problem: black on black crime. 'We’re bringing awareness to the black hypocrisy, complacency and apathy in the African-American community,' said King."
The article continues: "According to the FBI, in 2011 more than 7,000 black people were
killed. King’s sign reads that the KKK killed 3,446 blacks in 86 years,
while black on black murders surpass that number every six months. 'All my anger for my ancestors who went through that terror of a Ku
Klux Klan hood and what that symbolizes to me, evoked anger,' said
Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. 'I was angry!' Councilman Jones took a picture of what he witnessed and posted it on
Facebook. Hundreds have shared the image, and the comments were mixed."
More: "King told me he didn’t intend to offend anyone. When asked if he
thinks standing on the corner in a KKK outfit will really make a
difference, King said, 'I don’t think it will stop someone from killing.
But hopefully, it would make that person think.' 'I don’t agree with that symbolization,' said Jones. 'But you can’t ignore the message, so I support what he did.'"
Philadelphia Black Man Dons KKK Outfit To Draw Attention To Black-On-Black Crime
