I am one of them.
Absolutely. I know many many white people who had the same experience, not understanding the implications of the phrase “all lives matter” until it was explained to them.https://twitter.com/LailaLalami/status/1113878606760087553 …
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Don't we have a right to expect that political leaders will be better informed, though?
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this is literally in a speech about police community relations in the wake of the Ferguson!
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Me. This was me. I'm completely slow sometimes and was raised racist-white-sheet-and-pointy-hat-wearing adjacent. I rely on people who are patient with me while I figure out how to not be awful.
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I can't believe this guy actually gave an honest answer instead of trying to weasel, like most people would have.
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I believe him. I have a Jewish uncle who used to say "oy vey" and I used to say it too until I realized anti-semitic creeps were using it as a signal. We have to let people grow.
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I still say it, because I’m a Jew. I don’t care what other people are using it for.
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You are allowed to because its your word. I think outsiders have to be more careful. imo.
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You are allowed to, also, because it’s just an expression and this is America. But if you feel you made an error (you didn’t) you stopped saying it and moved on. And that’s all that happened here. Wolf-packing the mayor for saying something, then correcting it, is ridiculous.
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*raises hand* I'm not going to lie. When I first heard "All lives matter", my first thought was "Well, duh. Of course they do." I didn't initially see it as being in opposition or dismissive of the phrase and intent behind "Black lives matter".
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But for some people, the "All lives matter" phrase was in response to seeing the phrase "black lives matter" as "only black lives matter", instead of "black lives matter too".
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I would agree, they even understood it to be MORE inclusive. I.E. not just blacks but all minorities feeling the oppression.
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I'm guilty as charged.
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Yeah, being a student of the Civil Rights movement, I used it in support of Black Lives Matter until I learned it was somehow magically made a counter argument.
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I don't think this is a case of not understanding, unless you managed to be completely unaware of the existence of "black lives matter", in which case you probably aren't ready for a career in politics.
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Except he’s had a career in politics for eight years. He made a mistake and expressed regret. That’s what he’s supposed to do, right? I forgot about the purity test.
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What I'm talking about here isn't about purity; it's about claiming to be unaware of such a major issue going on in our culture. Someone who wants to be in politics should be acutely aware of such things. I actually admire those who can acknowledge past mistakes.
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He’s not wanting to be in politics. He IS in politics. He faced it, said he was wrong, and fixed it. Every person running is going to have things to answer for. Thank God the debates are going to narrow this cluster, but I think he will impress you.
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Oh he DOES impress me and I support his run. I just wasn't terribly impressed to read that he didn't understand how "all lives matter" was being perceived in the public. My comment was more of a general statement than an attack on him anyway.
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