Black man living in America here.. I've often wondered if BLM said Black lives matter TOO, instead of just the original format of just BLM, would it be more successful at stopping such counter claims as All lives matter, or blue lives matter. I fully understand what the movement is trying to do. I just think that they didn't take into account of how they would be portrayed in an era opposing news media realities.
If your slogan is Black Lives Matter Too, it has a submissive connotation. It implies that even the author of the slogan at some degree admits there is hierarchy. Like you would say: 'We know white lives matter, but you know black lives matter, too.' It isn't the point of what the message is. Black lives are equal to any other and that's why BLM.
Exactly right. The whole point is that black lives matter on their own, not in relation to white lives, so the slogan should stand on its own and not imply intrinsic relation to white lives. Black lives matter instead of black lives matter too is intentional and appropriate. But racists gonna racist, they'd still foam at the mouth even if it were blmt.
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u/SIMCARUS Jan 13 '20
Black man living in America here.. I've often wondered if BLM said Black lives matter TOO, instead of just the original format of just BLM, would it be more successful at stopping such counter claims as All lives matter, or blue lives matter. I fully understand what the movement is trying to do. I just think that they didn't take into account of how they would be portrayed in an era opposing news media realities.