Wedding-shaming Reddit calls out a woman standing next to a tone-deaf 'Brides Lives Matter' sign
- The "wedding shaming" subreddit is calling out a bride who posed with a "Brides Lives Matter" sign.
- It appears the sign was supposed to be a play on the phrase "Black Lives Matter."
- Reddit users called the photo tone-deaf, racist, and "the worst thing" they have seen on the subreddit to date.
An anonymous bride is being called out on the "wedding shaming" subreddit for posing next to a controversial sign.
The subreddit is dedicated to critiquing wedding faux pas, from bridesmaids who get too drunk to grooms who leave their brides at the altar. Many of the posts on the page are funny or seem too dramatic to be real, but a recent photo posted on the page struck a nerve with users because of its offensive nature.
On Monday, the Reddit user, funnygal1224, posted a photo of a woman who appears to be a bride. Her face is blurred out, so she is not identifiable.
In the picture, the woman posed next to three heart-shaped signs that read "Brides Lives Matter," making light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"I didn't know people could be this tone-deaf," the Reddit user captioned the screenshot.
Other Reddit users were quick to condemn the photo in the comments section of the post.
"I think this very well may be the worst thing I've ever seen on this sub," one Reddit user commented.
"Way to read the room. Not like anyone could possibly perceive this as offensive right now," another user wrote.
"Not tone deaf. Racist," someone else commented.
Protests against police brutality and racism have taken place all over the world following the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a police officer.
Thousands have gathered daily to call for justice for victims of police brutality, police reform, workplace equality, and the removal of confederate monuments and statues across the United States.
The bride doesn't seem to acknowledge the recent protests with her sign, but multiple Reddit users said the use of a phrase similar to "Black Lives Matter" insinuates that being a bride is somehow the same as being Black.
"I don't even know what that is supposed to tell me," commented one user. "Since when do brides get discriminated against?"
"Oh god finally someone is standing up for that oppressed group in society, the brides, who have to live their lives in fear every single day," another user commented. "Thank god for this one brave soul, speaking up for the lives of brides everywhere."
The original poster did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on the post.
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