RE: All Lives Matter
June 22, 2017 at 2:29 am
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2017 at 2:35 am by Silver.)
I suppose I'm alone in thinking that when a white man makes the statement, "White Lives Matter", he is belittling the lives of those who are not white.
The fact that the opposite can be considered true does not enter the mind of most people because they are afraid of being considered racist.
Racism exists on all spectrums. Black people can be racists, and I just happen to find the slogan "Black Lives Matter" to be racist.
Heck, if Spanish people said "Mexican Lives Matter", I would find that racist as well, just as I find it racist when white people state, "White Lives Matter."
Because in the end, all lives matter.
I am not belittling anyone by stating that all lives matter due to the fact that I am including everyone in the reality that all of their lives are worth something.
The fact that the opposite can be considered true does not enter the mind of most people because they are afraid of being considered racist.
Racism exists on all spectrums. Black people can be racists, and I just happen to find the slogan "Black Lives Matter" to be racist.
Heck, if Spanish people said "Mexican Lives Matter", I would find that racist as well, just as I find it racist when white people state, "White Lives Matter."
Because in the end, all lives matter.
I am not belittling anyone by stating that all lives matter due to the fact that I am including everyone in the reality that all of their lives are worth something.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
~ Erin Hunter