Meaning of Summer of Floyd | Babel Free

Definitions

The summer of 2020, marked by unrest and protests against the murder of George Floyd beginning from May 26, 2020.

US, derogatory, usually

Examples

“Contrary to what the summer of Floyd seemed to portend, "people" are clamoring for more and better-funded cops, not a systemic revamp.”

“And although not directly related to the protests, in the midst of these disturbances MIT became the first elite private school to ban DEI statements in faculty hiring and promotion, showing that the "Summer of Floyd" effect that once seemed to push all prestigious institutions in the same direction may be fading.”

“The year earlier the university had collectively taken a knee during the Summer of Floyd. This turned out not to be empty virtue-signalling, as I expected, but had serious consequences for the way we conducted our affairs.”

“In one fell swoop, they've turned virtually every person of faith against them — even the liberal Christians. They've taken a worship service, a hallowed and sacred rite that is an integral part of the Christian faith, and turned it into an advertisement for ... what? The fact that these people haven't learned from the excesses of the Summer of Floyd™?”

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