Comments by "0x777" (@0x777) on "CNN"
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Is there a possibility that Adams simply didn't know the political baggage this phrase carries? Much like, I'd guess, about 53% of the black people?
Because otherwise, how could you not agree with "it's ok to be white"? I mean, duh. It's not like I have a huge choice concerning my skin color. That changes considerably of course when you know that the phrase is used as a fighting slogan by a hate group.
When I first heard the phrase "All lives matter", my reaction was also "well, duh?", because I also didn't know of the political baggage it carried. BLM isn't that big over here in Europe, so I had no idea that it was used as a fighting phrase against it. So yes, I was kinda taken aback when I heard that there's a considerable push back against it from the BLM movement. How the hell could they, I mean, why shouldn't ALL lives matter?
What I didn't know was that it's a politically loaded phrase. That it was used by white supremacist groups to combat BLM. And yes, when I learned about that, I could see why "all lives matters" isn't exactly something you can get behind. Not because of the statement itself, but because of its political baggage and how it is used to fight a social movement.
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