Some of the protesters, however, actively distinguish themselves from the older generation of black leadership, such as Al Sharpton, by their aversion to middle-class traditions such as church involvement, Democratic Party loyalty, and respectability politics.
然而，有一部分抗议者主动将自己区别于像阿爾·夏普頓这样老一代的黑人运动领袖，他们反感中产阶级传统，比如教会参与（英语：Black church）、忠于美国民主党以及尊严政治学。