'Stop this' Karen Danczuk blasted as she urges fans to boycott Black Lives Matter
KAREN DANCZUK has caused fury on Twitter after she encouraged her followers to boycott the Black Lives Matter movement earlier today.
Karen Danczuk urges fans to boycott Black Lives Matter movement
Since the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, which has caused enormous social unrest in the US, thousands have taken to the streets in protest as part of the Black Lives Matter movement across the world.
However, in response to the news that hundreds joined the Black Lives Matter march in Manchester over the weekend, Karen, 33, slammed the protest in a controversial post.
"Wish they would stop this. 'All lives matter' thank you very much," she wrote, which was stung with a barrage of backlash from disgruntled social media users.
"But all lives are not being taken by US police. Black lives are though," write one follower, as another agreed: "You miss the point. All lives do matter but US police are treating white and blacks differently, want equality."
The star claimed 'All Lives Matter' as she vented on Twitter
Wish they would stop this. 'All lives matter' thank you very much
Later, the estranged wife Simon Danczuk MP, hit back: "I welcome protests, just don't like double standards. I couldn't walk around with 'white lives matter' sign!"
In response to one particularly enraged critic, who wrote: 'Would you go to a testicular cancer awareness event and shout 'there are other types of cancer'? No.," she replied: "Change your argument completely as you've talked yourself out of original stance on it......errrrm ok."
However, not everyone took issue with the star's divisive stance.
@KarenDanczuk @MENnewsdesk can't agree more...the more I follow u Karen the more i see ur down 2 earth and speak 4 normal people's views :)
— Phil (@Phil_Howard73) July 11, 2016
One fan applauded: "Can't agree more...the more I follow you Karen the more I see you're down to earth and speak for normal people's views :)"
Another wrote: "If there was a March saying white lives matter I would get called a racist."
A third particularly awe-struck tweeter beamed: "She speaks from the heart and she makes bloody sense to."
The shootings of Alton and Philando last week sparked anger across the US. Philando was pulled over by police on Wednesday for a broken taillight and shot in front of his partner and daughter.
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Alton was shot at point blank range the day before after he was tackled to the ground by police when he allegedly threatened someone while selling CDs outside a shop.
A number of huge protests have taken place across America in the days since, including a demonstration in Dallas in which five officers were killed by a sniper.
London played host to a similar march with thousands flooding the streets around Oxford Circus and Brixton with banners, championing: "Black Lives Matter."