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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here: I did not see a full explanation in the previous replies in this thread. I did not ask the name to be changed. I just was seeking to understand why the term has such a negative connotation? [/quote]

Because people who don't want to address the movement's legitimate grievances deliberately misconstrued it so they could make it about them.  If the name was changed, they'd find some other reason not to support it.  [/quote]

No, the legitimate grievances of a movement against police brutality would be best heard if they focused on police brutality and made ALL people feel that they have a stake in specific, concrete changes in policing.  Most of these protesters cannot articulate what "change" they want.  None of us want untrained cops or choke-holds.  I think we all support body cams.  We don't want militarized police units and people being SWATTED.  We all want our 4th amendment rights protected.  We don't want civil seizures of assets.  Etc., Etc.  If we want these things, and want our police departments to respect all people, than the best way to do it is not to create factions or alienate people by screaming at them while they eat in a restaurant.

Unfortunately, when people say that it is OK to riot, throw things at police, ambush police, etc., you end up with the opposite result.  Cops will be more paranoid and quicker to shoot.  Police departments will invest more heavily in military style equipment and drones.  And unfortunately, police departments are unable to recruit enough talented people to act as cops.  All of these things seem to have been exacerbated since BLM started.  And let's just say that I don't think the Ferguson or Baltimore riots did much to improve race relations.  Do black lives matter, definitely.  But this is not the name nor the tactics to achieve what they want.  But instead of evaluating their success and failure, they can just blame the lack of change on racism.[/quote]
Mmm-hmmm whatever.
Anyway, name ain’t changing.  
Period.

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You've posted a lot of cute gifs, but you didn't address WHY people think the name should change.  The PP above said it was racism and I was trying to give concrete reasons why someone might not support BLM as an organization.  I thought we wanted to have the hard conversations?
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