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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton’s ‘All Lives Matter’ Remark Stirs BACKLASH [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)But now that you have, let's go then.
Sanders has been ripped for not saying enough during particular speeches even though he has a stellar history of civil rights support. He has been lambasted for poor optics at his Vermont kick off because there were not enough POC in the audience when he had little to no control over it.
Clinton fucked up here big time. She used the phrase "All Lives Matter". She did not have to use that phrase. She did not have to tell a story about her mother in this speech in order to use that phrase. She was there supposedly to talk about police violence against blacks. Was this another dog whistle like 2008? Was it just another narcissistic tone deaf Clinton moment? Who knows for sure. But it is important and she deserves the criticism she is getting.
Now read these and get back to me when you get a fucking clue!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dan-schatz/on-being-asked-to-change-_b_6326614.html
https://storify.com/the_author_/why-all-lives-matter-is-an-inappropriate-response
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/whats-wrong-with-all-lives-matter/