Pkingy Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Black lives matter. get that, but shouldn't the mantra be all lives matter. All colours all beliefs. All lives matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollypolly Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Well said 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I think there's a common misconception that the "black lives matter" mantra, somehow diminishes or negates the concept of "all lives matter". It doesn't. It's not a "one or the other" situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) However the balance of evidence is that in some places they matter less Edited June 10, 2020 by andyofborg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Pkingy said: Black lives matter. get that, but shouldn't the mantra be all lives matter. All colours all beliefs. All lives matter Of course but some are more vulnerable than others at times and need more focus. the same reason that younger people might help older people during the pandemic - and not just say my life matters as much as yours so sort yourself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_the_m Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 The original intention of the slogan was always to be "black lives matter too". Some people interpreted it as "only black lives matter", leading to the retort "all lives matter!". Hillary Clinton for example fell into that trap; but when it was explained to her, she apologised. The difficulty is that other people, when it is pointed out to them, continue to say "all lives matter", which then leads to the suspicion that they are racists. Which quickly degenerates into an argument over how can "all lives matter" possibly be a racist statement. Rinse and repeat ad nauseam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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