Change My Mind

not all lives matter until black lives matter ma dude

im sorry but thats rasict, u just said that black poeple are more important, they are not everyone is equally important and everyones lives matter

first of all, its not racist if there's no system of oppression,

also I did NOT say that black people are more important, I said that black lives MATTER, black people have been oppressed for the last 400 years and are still getting killed and punished by society today. white people however, have not been victims of oppression, racism, color-ism, etc. one of the only ways to spread our message is saying black lives (and other people of color) matter too.

so yes, all lives do matter, but black lives need to be taken into account in this society.

wait, are you one of those people who think black people cant be racist?

so jews were enslaved in ancient egypt, and massacred during the 2nd world war (mostly white people) and yet they weren't oppressed,

no you didnt say that black lives are more important but you implied that, white people are killed and punished by society too, yes i know black people more

and by "other people of color" do you mean every coloured skin or everyone but whites

yes, I do think that black people cannot be racist, but not in the way you think. like I said, "It's not racist without a system of oppression." white people can be racist because they use their white privilege to justify things that are racist. black people, however, do not have privilege, or not any that can benefit them, to use to oppress another race. also if you are being murdered because of the color of your skin and race, that's also oppression.

also, I didn't 'imply' that black people are more important, I implied that black lives matter too.'too' means in addition; also; furthermore or moreover according to an online dictionary and we (and I mean ALL people of color, though white people don't deal with this) still deal with systemic racism to this very day, this is including, red lining, job applications and in some cases, our very lives to the hands of the police, which is why all this killing by the authorities, people we trust, are adding fuel to the flame. I understand that you think everybody is equal, but why get triggered when people say that black lives matter? sounds pretty racist to me.

you said "not all lives matter until black lives matter" implying that other lives don't matter "until" black ones do, not in addition to other lives

black people can be racist, anyone can be racist, same as anyone can be sexist, or anyone can be homophobic.

i don't get triggered by the black lives matter movement or by people saying "black lives matter" , but i still think that saying "all lives matter" is better than just saying only one race matters.

there are also videos of black people being triggered at "all lives matter" signs and t-shirts which is racist.

i know what your stupid government could do, take away weapons or making it a lot harder to get one for a start

i don't use my "white privilege" to justify anything, if something / someone is racist, that is racist, no matter of colour, religion, sex, gender, whatever....

so using your definition of racism no one can be racist, white people were and in some cases oppressed, black people were and are oppressed. same for every colour

how many times do I have to tell you, ITS NOT RACISM IF ITS NOT A SYSTEM OF OPPRESSION. I'm neither saying black lives matter to hurt you, me, or anybody else NOR saying that black people are more important. I'm saying that we matter TOO. our lives MATTER TOO. people of color don't have privilege. you people do. that's not fair. yeah, white people get killed by police, but that happens WAY LESS than people of color. and most of the time all we were doing was reaching for our wallet. yeah white people are dying from COVID, but according to statistics, POC are 4 TIMES LIKELY TO DIE FROM COVID. are people doing anything about it? no. our twisted system and our twisted president is only making everything worse. all lives matter is just a cookie cutter way of gas lighting people of color into making them feel selfish for not including every race. lastly, white people delt with VERY LITTLE oppression compared to blacks and Latinos, such as things like slavery or segregation. racism is still everywhere, just because you don't see it with the white privilege sunglasses you have, dosen't mean its there.

"white privilege sunglasses" haha i see the racism everywhere, from every race. ANYONE CAN BE RACIST.

my life doesn't matter more than any black persons, and no black person's life matters more than mine, we should be completely equal, i agree