BLACK LIVES MATTER? MORE THAN JUST A HASHTAG?

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Dear Afrikan Girl ,

You don’t have to watch the news these days to sense the distasteful violent inclination the world is taking; whether it be the bloody  Turkish coup attempt, terror attacks in Nice France , South Sudan, or here in the United States, with repeated police violence towards it citizens; and several cops slain in Austin and  Baton Rouge. All of these recent occurrences are a sad stark reality of what our world faces today.

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This article, however, is In the light of the murders of several black men by the police in recent times. From current cases like Alton Sterling and Philando Castile) to 17-year-old Trayvon, one fact stands out:

They did not need to die.

These situations could have been handled differently; in a way that showed the American people that the deceased’s lives mattered too, as it would have if it was a person ‘they’ considered more important; this has been shown in several cases; including NC mass shooter Dylann Roof, who did not only live, but was taken to Burger King for one last burger before prison, according to New York Daily News. Unbelievable! He killed 9 innocent people in their CHURCH!

Do you even know the real definition of Black Lives Matter?

Let me break it down...

DEFINITION OF BLACK LIVES MATTER :

Based on what I read on the website, Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a chapter-based national organization working for the validity of black life. (i.e against violence towards black people).

This activist movement was created in 2012, by Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza after Trayvon Martin’s murderer George Zimmerman, was acquitted of his crime and the deceased 17-year old black boy, Trayvon, was posthumously placed on trial for his own murder.

FYI, the latter did not only walk away scot free. He successfully auctioned and sold the gun he used to murder the teenager for a whooping $250,000 according to Huffington Post.  If this action doesn’t spell FUCK-YOU-I-AIN’T-SORRY, I don’t know what does. The details remain: Someone bought the gun… used to kill an innocent black boy… for a quarter of a million dollars.

“ Rooted in the experiences of Black people in this country who actively resist our dehumanization, #BlackLivesMatter is a call to action and a response to the virulent anti-Black racism that permeates our society.Black Lives Matter is a unique contribution that goes beyond extrajudicial killings of Black people by police and vigilantes.”

• Quote From BLM Website

BLACK LIVES DOES NOT MEAN ANTI-WHITE OR ANTI-COP.

“I think the reason that the organizers used the phrase “black lives matter” was not because they were suggesting nobody else’s lives matter,”

President Barack Obama. (2016)

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The aforementioned Situation has enraged the black community and bore hashtags like #blacklivesmatter.

Let us define these terms according to the Dictionary :

Black: “Is a term used in certain countries, often in socially-based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other populations”.

-Wikipedia

Lives : Plural of Life. (The existence of an individual human being or animal. (Dictionary)

Matter: “... to be of importance; have significance”. (Dictionary)

That’s all.  BLACK LIVES MATTER. Not Black Lives Matter and the rest of yours don’t… Not ‘Black Lives Matter so fuck the police” Just Black Lives Matter.

Why is that so wrong?

I often find that non-black people feel paranoid when they hear the phrase or hashtag #blacklivesmatter. Somewhere subconsciously, they think we are violent people out to kill or harm non-black people. They feel more comfortable speaking at length about the death of an extinct gorilla over the murder of a real innocent human being. They feel that this whole #blacklivesmatter thing doesn’t concern them, and truth be told, it doesn’t. They may never have to face repeated attacks by those who are meant to protect them.

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Some immediately feel the need to respond with #alllivesmatter, as if the black community fighting for justice among the lives of their people makes them feel uncomfortable. While indeed, it is true that all lives matter; the fact that they feel subconsciously uncomfortable is part of the problem.  Clearly backed by historical evidence, we can conclude that black lives HAVE NOT ALWAYS MATTERED in America, in particular, and worldwide in general. Shall I quote the trans atlantic slave trade or lynching of black men in the south for entering white areas? Rosa Parks? Martin Luther King? Malcolm X? Marcus Garvey?

HISTORICAL

FACTS

ARE EVIDENCE!

The New York Times calls the “all lives matter” phrase perilous, and so do I. — It’s a brilliant way to remove focus from the specific grievances of black Americans.

Saying  “Anti- Semantic comments are wrong” doesn’t get responded to with “ all racist comments are wrong”. Of course, they are, but why would a person feel justified to answer it like that? Unless, they feel entitled.

These people feel entitled,  so do we! To our freedom , protected under the 1st amendment, but not in practice.

Do you crash strangers funerals shouting “ I have felt the loss too”? -Arthur Chou.

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Here are the best social media analogies I found to demonstrate to you where we are coming from:

This video by the Young Turks is a perfect explainer video of why this movement is important.

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