"Real Reason White People Say, 'All Lives Matter.' "

[Baruch]

Seems to me that language has ceased to be much use in these matters anymore as language is just too easy to manipulate and a very large portion of the population is too stupid to realize they're being manipulated with simple words.

Called neurolinguistic programming, used by totalitarians everywhere ... get the new edition in New Speak!

[PickelledEggs]

Called neurolinguistic programming, used by totalitarians everywhere ... get the new edition in New Speak!

Divide and conquer.

[PickelledEggs]

Black Lights Matter.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"All that is required for evil to triumph is that good men say nothing."

[Atheon]

"If you’re like me, growing up, the word 'Black' was always spoken of in whispers in your family. It was like we were saying something taboo."

Not in my family. We had productive discussions about race relations. My parents (and community I grew up in) were and are vigorously opposed to racism.

Oh, and while growing up, I learned it's racist to capitalize "Black" and "White".

[SGOS]

http://www.wral.com/nc-congressman-charlotte-protesters-hate-white-people-/16039184/

Republican 9th District Congressman Robert Pittenger said protesters in Charlotte "hate white people because white people are successful and they're not."

Way to help quiet the rioting in Charlotte, Sparky!

[Hijiri Byakuren]

I think there would be far less controversy if the movement had been called "Black Lives Matter, Too." But that's just another one of my Harmful Opinions.

[GSOgymrat]

I think there would be far less controversy if the movement had been called "Black Lives Matter, Too." But that's just another one of my Harmful Opinions.

Is that your YouTube channel?

[Hijiri Byakuren]

Is that your YouTube channel?

No, I was just giving the guy a shout-out. My YouTube channel is the one linked in my signature.

[Shiranu]

I think there would be far less controversy if the movement had been called "Black Lives Matter, Too." But that's just another one of my Harmful Opinions.

You are probably right, it just feels like that should be obvious what it means. I also don't see it as a big issue because it says matters... Not Black Lives Are Important or something that gives the impression of superiority.

[Baruch]

"All that is required for evil to triumph is that good men say nothing."

it turns out that good men aren't useful even when they do something ;-)

[Baruch]

"If you’re like me, growing up, the word 'Black' was always spoken of in whispers in your family. It was like we were saying something taboo."

Not in my family. We had productive discussions about race relations. My parents (and community I grew up in) were and are vigorously opposed to racism.

Oh, and while growing up, I learned it's racist to capitalize "Black" and "White".

Too milquetoast ... as I understood it growing up, when a White cop pistol whips a Black man merely for being uppity ... that is racism.  What we have now is plain old murder.  That congress-critter shows that the New South went out of office with President Carter.

I was taught more by stupid society than by my parents, that judging people on the basis of their skin color is not nearly as effective as judging people on their criminal record.  Otherwise White criminals will use their natural camouflage to take advantage of you.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

it turns out that good men aren't useful even when they do something ;-)

I beg your pardon. I shot the shit out of S.E.A., that was useful. It got me a paycheck.

[Baruch]

I beg your pardon. I shot the shit out of S.E.A., that was useful. It got me a paycheck.

But where you bad person ... good at it, or merely a good person who was bad at it (rhetorical question).

[Gawdzilla Sama]

But where you bad person ... good at it, or merely a good person who was bad at it (rhetorical question).

Nope, I was a total Boy Scout. Just ask my mom.