The BLM movement needs to new name to be accepted by all

[Anonymous]

Blue Lives Matter too. There are incidents of police being assaulted by non-police.

How many assaults does it take to get a movement?

[Anonymous]

The movement is called Black Lives Matter.
If you don't like it or don't understand it, fine.
The people who support this movement like it and understand it.
It's not about to get changed.
So...yeah.

[Anonymous]

Help me understand why they feel that they need to vandalize, burn buildings, break into stores to get the point across?

[Anonymous]

All Lives Matter!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Genuinely asking, why is "All Lives Matter" such a negative term? It seems accurate and inclusive of all groups and races.

This has been explained and discussed throughout this thread. Go look.

NP here: none of the tortured logic and mental gymnastics in the prior pages explain why “all lives” matter is somehow racist.

It is not racist.

It may not be racist but it misses the point completely.

[Anonymous]

There is no name that would make the movement accepted by all. Sad but true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This has been explained and discussed throughout this thread. Go look.

NP here: none of the tortured logic and mental gymnastics in the prior pages explain why “all lives” matter is somehow racist.

It is not racist.

When there is a breast cancer fundraiser, no one complains that "all cancers matter." And when there is a nursing conference no one complains that "all professions matter." And yet, when there is a a movement to address police brutality that impacts the black community more than others, people take personal offense as if it somehow implies that other lives don't matter. This is the essence of racism, and it's worth examining why you feel the need to generalize this issue to "all lives" but not in other cases. This sort of double standard is the essence of racism.

Beautifully illustrated. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

should NAACP change it’s name to the National Association for the Advancement of All People?

[Anonymous]

I'm not black, but I don't understand what's "wrong" with 'Black Lives Matter.'

No one is saying ONLY black lives matter, but that black men and black women - their lives matter. It goes without saying that yes, everyone matters. But it needs to be underlined, bolded, and not forgotten that black. lives. matter.

- half white, half asian lady

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This has been explained and discussed throughout this thread. Go look.

NP here: none of the tortured logic and mental gymnastics in the prior pages explain why “all lives” matter is somehow racist.

It is not racist.

When there is a breast cancer fundraiser, no one complains that "all cancers matter." And when there is a nursing conference no one complains that "all professions matter." And yet, when there is a a movement to address police brutality that impacts the black community more than others, people take personal offense as if it somehow implies that other lives don't matter. This is the essence of racism, and it's worth examining why you feel the need to generalize this issue to "all lives" but not in other cases. This sort of double standard is the essence of racism.

PP here: This is the best explanation I have heard yet. Thank you! (I honestly wasn't seeking to stir the pot or create an argument. I just wanted to understand. For some reason, DCUM posters can be so mean. There is no need to jump down everyone's throat just for asking questions. Doing so just shows ones ignorance.)

You really didn’t read through the thread. It was explained numerous times and examples similar to this were given. Don’t try to act like yours is some new question being posed within this thread.

[Anonymous]

No one said there was something "wrong" with black lives matter. The poster was asking what's wrong with "all lives matter".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blue Lives Matter too. There are incidents of police being assaulted by non-police.

How many assaults does it take to get a movement?

When police stop playing judge, jury, and executioner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one said there was something "wrong" with black lives matter. The poster was asking what's wrong with "all lives matter".

Nothing.
If you wanna put up "All Lives Matter" signs on your lawn or wear t-shirts saying it or put bumper stickers on your car saying it nobody's gonna object.
Do your thing.
Now kindly let the people who support this particular movement do their thing too.

Black Lives Matter
It's not changing.

[Anonymous]

BLM has moved mountains in recent years, so I think they'll be forgiven if they don't take the advice of some random white lady on the internet about what they "should" be called.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blue Lives Matter too. There are incidents of police being assaulted by non-police.

How many assaults does it take to get a movement?

When police stop playing judge, jury, and executioner.

I can't wait to see who you call in the event of an emergency.

A few bad police don't make them all bad. There are molester teachers out there in some schools, do we not support all teachers now?