“Our entire social structure centres around whiteness as a default. Asserting that ‘All Lives Matter’ just reaffirms that reality. Obviously, every life is valuable. 'But not everyone’s lives are in danger due to their skin colour.” — donnovanbennett
In all aspects of North American life white lives are the default. White lives are often considered first and often the only lives considered.
Think about this thought experiment: Imagine if you were at a gala raising money, awareness and having a conversation about breast cancer, and then suddenly, a bunch of people stormed the banquet hall and started chanting all cancers matter. Talking about breast cancer doesn’t take away from the legitimate concern about other cancers.
It’s not that all lives don’t have hardship or struggle or face racism, it’s that right now we are trying to talk about black lives, a group of people that are hardly ever considered. And even during the few times they are considered if you then try to drown that conversation out with talk of all lives it feels like a deliberate act to suffocate progress.A response I’ve often gotten to this sentiment is “All lives matter to me because I don’t see race.
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