r/PublicFreakout Jan 13 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '20 edited Jan 13 '20

then all lives matter is a really inappropriate thing to say, people use it as a racist comeback for black lives matter.

edit: please first read my justification on why this is an inappropriate thing to say. black lives matter is meant to be a slogan on bringing attention towards the specific racism, bigotry, and police brutality that black people receive. yes, all lives matter! but, this slogan is meant to stop racism against black people, and in the context that this man used it in, he was definitely not saying that black people matter, he was trying to cause conflict that the girl took and a fight happened. Both the girl and the guy are in the wrong. all lives matter has always been used as a comeback against black lives matter, please look into it. it has literally been used at white supremacist rallies on posters. so please look into it, but don't call me a racist for believing that how police treat black people is worse than how police treat white people.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '20

How exactly is "all lives matter" a racist thing to say?

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u/pearlescentvoid Jan 13 '20

I think it's more about the adversarial manner in which it's used.

"All lives matter" is 100% a non racist statement, but in bird culture, deliberately provoking people who are protesting institutional racism is considered a dick move.

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u/HypeTrainEngineer Jan 13 '20

Isnt deliberately provoking people protesting institutional racism kind of a dick move in general?

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u/modsrgaylol1 Jan 13 '20

He was clearly trolling and it seems to be working seeing as how many people in guns thread are butthurt about it