The Problem with Saying #AllLivesMatter

7. Also, Definitely Listen to Arthur Chu

Twitter star Arthur Chu has some choice thoughts on the whole controversy between #BlackLivesMatter and #AllLivesMatter. I’ll yield the floor: “Do people who change #BlackLivesMatter to #AllLivesMatter run thru a cancer fundraiser going “THERE ARE OTHER DISEASES TOO”” “WTF is the impulse behind changing #BlackLivesMatter to #AllLivesMatter. Do you crash strangers’ funerals shouting I TOO HAVE FELT LOSS”

8. All Lives Matter Is Pedantic

Once again, let’s take a moment to acknowledge that the base sentiment of #AllLivesMatter is correct. Yes, totally, all lives absolutely matter. However, as RelevantMagazine.com put it, the issue with the #AllLivesMatter movement, “[isn’t] that what they’re saying isn’t true. It’s just that it’s unhelpful. It’s an attempt to erase an actual crisis under the guise of being fair. And by continuing to use “All Lives Matter” to drown out the cry of “Black Lives Matter,” the real problems the movement is trying to address are being ignored. “All Lives Matter” is useless. It is destructive. It is hurtful. We need to stop saying it.”