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In reply to the discussion: OMG!!!. Watching Bloomberg, Bill and Melinda Gates along with Warren Buffet say "ALL LIVES MATTER" [View all]brush
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in not understanding that using the phrase "all lives matter" TAKES THE FOCUS off of a topical, life and death issue in the AA community.
Black men, women and children unarmed are being killed by racist police all over the country with great frequency.
That does not happen to white people with anywhere near the same frequency because they are not targeted because of their race.
White lives have always mattered so it's insulting to many in the AA community when that co-opting phrase is used.
Well intention allies, and I'm including you in this category, sometimes need to just LISTEN to black people and learn instead of whitesplaining and therefore won't come off as out of touch to what's important to black people, and maybe won't also make clueless comments like "all live matters".