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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know what it feels like. I am a white person who was bussed in the 60s to a black elementary school. I was bullied and threatened constantly because I was white.

You are a tone deaf boomer to think it is appropriate to post this at this time.

How?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The name comes across as "only black lives matter" and I know that is not the intention.

It doesn’t come across that way unless you are ignorant of why the movement was formed. How often are the cops killing unarmed white menor Asian women and getting away with it?

You should do some research. You might be surprised. I know the mainstream media makes it seem like ONLY blacks people are killed by the police, but that is certainly not the case.

Okay, educate us please. What are the names of a few white men murdered by the police? For simplicity, let’s limit it to 2020. Anyone?

It took me very little time to find an unarmed white man named Tyler Hays who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Tennessee on May 19. It didn’t even make national news, however.

Look, I am not arguing that black oriole don’t get killed by police at a higher rate as a percentage of the population. That’s a fact. But for you to mock this and minimize that ALL races are at some point affected by police brutality doesn’t enamor others to your cause.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only people who feel that way are those who oppose the movement itself, and those people will continue to find excuses to oppose it no matter what it’s called.

No, 100% support the movement but agree the name makes many people feel like others are not as important.

The people who feel that way *want* to feel that way -- they want to find a reason not to support the movement. It's obvious that the phrase means "black lives matter, too," not "only black lives matter." There are exactly zero people who would support the movement if only they had a different name.

[Anonymous]

Burn America to a Crisp and Inadvertently Re-elect Donald Duck Movement, perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know what it feels like. I am a white person who was bussed in the 60s to a black elementary school. I was bullied and threatened constantly because I was white.

You are a tone deaf boomer to think it is appropriate to post this at this time.

And this is exactly why the name needs to be changed to be accepted by all. Because racism doesn't only exist one way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only people who feel that way are those who oppose the movement itself, and those people will continue to find excuses to oppose it no matter what it’s called.

No, 100% support the movement but agree the name makes many people feel like others are not as important.

The people who feel that way *want* to feel that way -- they want to find a reason not to support the movement. It's obvious that the phrase means "black lives matter, too," not "only black lives matter." There are exactly zero people who would support the movement if only they had a different name. [/quote


#BLMT

[Anonymous]

Do you feel the same about the breast cancer walks and pink bracelets and tee shirts and cups? Do you want it to be "all cancer"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you feel the same about the breast cancer walks and pink bracelets and tee shirts and cups? Do you want it to be "all cancer"?

I would have now problem if the movement had a similar name like Black Lives Awareness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you feel the same about the breast cancer walks and pink bracelets and tee shirts and cups? Do you want it to be "all cancer"?

I think anything that singles out one race is offensive because it makes others feel less worthy. Goes both ways like whites only bathrooms. Singling out that only Black lives matter gives the same impression. Why does the race even matter. Police brutality is what it is and shouldn't be tolerated, not matter the race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know what it feels like. I am a white person who was bussed in the 60s to a black elementary school. I was bullied and threatened constantly because I was white.

You are a tone deaf boomer to think it is appropriate to post this at this time.

DP. Why do you think it is okay for you to be intolerant but you expect tolerance from others? You're a hypocrite (and probably other things …). If you expect tolerance then you need to practice tolerance. Until you realize that no one will be willing to listen to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know what it feels like. I am a white person who was bussed in the 60s to a black elementary school. I was bullied and threatened constantly because I was white.

You are a tone deaf boomer to think it is appropriate to post this at this time.

DP. Why do you think it is okay for you to be intolerant but you expect tolerance from others? You're a hypocrite (and probably other things …). If you expect tolerance then you need to practice tolerance. Until you realize that no one will be willing to listen to you.

I don’t need you to listen to me. You are the one claiming BLM is unfair because you were bullied in elementary school. It’s a ridiculous position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know what it feels like. I am a white person who was bussed in the 60s to a black elementary school. I was bullied and threatened constantly because I was white.

You are a tone deaf boomer to think it is appropriate to post this at this time.

And this is exactly why the name needs to be changed to be accepted by all. Because racism doesn't only exist one way.

Racism is about power. Black people can be prejudiced against white people but they lack the power to systemically subjugate white people the way White people have to them. You as a white person have never experienced racism. Prejudice, possibly. Systemic racism based on your color? Impossible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know what it feels like. I am a white person who was bussed in the 60s to a black elementary school. I was bullied and threatened constantly because I was white.

You are a tone deaf boomer to think it is appropriate to post this at this time.

And this is exactly why the name needs to be changed to be accepted by all. Because racism doesn't only exist one way.

Racism is about power. Black people can be prejudiced against white people but they lack the power to systemically subjugate white people the way White people have to them. You as a white person have never experienced racism. Prejudice, possibly. Systemic racism based on your color? Impossible.

What do you want to call it when I was bullied and threatened only because I was white?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only people who feel that way are those who oppose the movement itself, and those people will continue to find excuses to oppose it no matter what it’s called.

No, 100% support the movement but agree the name makes many people feel like others are not as important.

The people who feel that way *want* to feel that way -- they want to find a reason not to support the movement. It's obvious that the phrase means "black lives matter, too," not "only black lives matter." There are exactly zero people who would support the movement if only they had a different name. [/quote


#BLMT

Actually this is correct. If I recall the story of the woman who coined the phrase it originally was:

Black Lives Matter, Too

As a black person I think whatever the name is white people will continue to do mental gymnastics to avoid supporting black people so IMO this is a worthless discussion. Either you support the human rights of your fellow black Americans or you don't.

We would be a lot better off if white folks would think about their internal, mental gymnastics. These threads are full of them. I heard someone say racism is like smog, we all breathe it in. Just sit in that for a moment for goodness sake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know what it feels like. I am a white person who was bussed in the 60s to a black elementary school. I was bullied and threatened constantly because I was white.

You are a tone deaf boomer to think it is appropriate to post this at this time.

DP. Why do you think it is okay for you to be intolerant but you expect tolerance from others? You're a hypocrite (and probably other things …). If you expect tolerance then you need to practice tolerance. Until you realize that no one will be willing to listen to you.

I don’t need you to listen to me. You are the one claiming BLM is unfair because you were bullied in elementary school. It’s a ridiculous position.

Sweetie, DP means different poster. Different as in I am not the first poster. I am a reader of the thread making the observation that your intolerance is holding you back.

Furthermore, the first poster is making a point in an effort to be empathetic. You, however, don't seem to understand that because you're having a temper tantrum.