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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined in reaction to the slogan black lives matter.
Phrase[edit]
- (US, politics, often offensive) A response to "black lives matter" (the phrase, its political and social movement), suggesting that African-American people should not be singled out for special attention.
Usage notes[edit]
- Because the phrase was created and is often used for the purpose of discrediting the Black Lives Matter movement, it is considered by many to be offensive.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Related terms[edit]
- BLM / black lives matter
- WLM / white lives matter
- PLM / police lives matter
- blue lives matter (blue for police officers)
- red lives matter
References[edit]
- ^ Victor, Daniel (2016 July 15) “Why 'All Lives Matter' Is Such a Perilous Phrase”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on June 3, 2020
- ^ May, Ashley (2016 July 13) “AllLivesMatter hashtag is racist, critics say”, in USA Today[2], archived from the original on December 7, 2016
- ^ Mick Tsikas (2021 January 13) “Why is it so offensive to say ‘all lives matter’?”, in The Conversation[3]
- ^ German Lopez (2016 July 11) “Why you should stop saying “all lives matter,” explained in 9 different ways”, in Vox[4]
- ^ Christina Capatides (2020 July 8) “Why saying "all lives matter" communicates to Black people that their lives don't”, in CBS News[5]
- ^ Lizz Schumer (2020 June 4) “What Black Lives Matter Means (and Why It's Problematic to Say "All Lives Matter")”, in Good Housekeeping[6]
- ^ Sukriti Wahi (2021 January 13) “How To Explain Why Saying 'All Lives Matter' Is Wrong To Someone You Care About”, in ELLE Australia[7]