Katie McManus posts a short first-person YouTube message (dated April 5) directed at white women with blonde/light hair who plan to attend protests. She instructs them to dress "respectably" (do hair, light makeup, weather-appropriate layers) so their appearance may reduce the likelihood of violent police or state-trooper targeting, and to peacefully interpose their bodies to protect others. She also advises filming anyone trying to incite violence (suspected outside agitators) and gives a brief outfit rundown and local weather note (Boston, 40–50°F, rain).
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If you are a white lady with blonde hair who's planning on going to a protest today, April 5, then stop. Because you have a very specific job to do and I am showing you just how bad my bathroom lighting is to tell it to you. I need you to dress as nicely as you reasonably can for the weather you're going to be in today. Okay? I need you to do your hair, I need you to put on a little makeup. Nothing too outrageous. I need you to look respectable. Reason being, if anything breaks out, if any violence breaks out, if the police start getting involved, if state troopers start getting involved, if anything happens, people in uniform will not want a video of them attacking a nice looking white blonde lady on the tv. So your job is going to be getting the mallee. Stay as peaceful as you possibly can, but get your body in there with your blond hair and your white skin and peacefully stand in the way to protect others. We have benefited too long from a system that tears others down. This is your job today. If you are going to a Protest on, on April 5th or at any point, your job. If you are a white lady with light colored hair, it looks dark right now because it's wet, but it is blonde. Your job is to look as nice as you reasonably can. Okay? Obviously it's going to be cold. I'm going to Boston where it is going to be between 40 and 50 and it's supposed to rain, so you're going to be limited. Okay? You don't have to dress like you're going to church or anything, but dress respectably. That is a protection that you can offer the other protesters if anything happens. Now I'm not one of those people who can do makeup at the same time. And also this lighting right here is terrible and my mirror is on the other side. So I'm gonna go and get ready. But please be safe out there. Stay peaceful. If you notice anyone who is trying to incite stuff, who's trying to get everyone riled up for violence, I want you to call them out and I want you to start filming. Oftentimes those are not act protesters, those are people from the other side who want it to turn violent. Okay? Be safe. Let's go fight for our freedoms. And seriously, I need better lighting. Okay? So here's my outfit of the day. I'm wearing a cashmere sweater, a long sleeve shirt so I can layer and stay warm. I have my puffy vest, I have light jeans that are boot cut and I'm going to be wearing rain boots just because it's supposed to rain. And I don't want to get my regular shoes all muddy because we're starting embossing. Common. And I have some jewelry, so. But I have my hair out. We are ready to go.
