Why do people get angry if someone says all lives matter?
Are they saying their own matters more than others?
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Graylight · 51-55, F
Yes, all lives matter. I think everyone agrees on this. But this movement is about something more specific, the rights and equality of black people. To simply throw the rest of civilization into the mix is to dilute the message. It's like showing up at a birth and declaring all babies are beautiful or saying at a 9/11 memorial that all buildings are important. It misses the point.
All lives matter, but not all lives are treated like that. White people aren't getting unjustifiably killed and beaten by the police. White people don't risk losing their lives simply for being who they are. You could think of the slogan as, "Black Lives Matter, So Let's Treat Them Like They Do."
(This was written by a white person, so take it for what it's worth)
All lives matter, but not all lives are treated like that. White people aren't getting unjustifiably killed and beaten by the police. White people don't risk losing their lives simply for being who they are. You could think of the slogan as, "Black Lives Matter, So Let's Treat Them Like They Do."
(This was written by a white person, so take it for what it's worth)