![]() ![]() "When first became a hashtag, it felt like such a knee-jerk response to something that was not understood. ![]() "What we're saying… is all lives can't matter until black lives matter." "No one's saying that your life doesn't matter," Lage continued. I mean, you just hear the same things from people and you just start to think, 'Man, maybe some people are committed to misunderstanding what we're trying to do here.'" "The talking points are almost all the same when you're having conversations with people: black-on-black crime, Chicago, I don't see color, you want to be a victim, all lives matter. "It's the same as when people bring up 'black-on-black crime' when you are discussing police brutality, or say 'well, why don't you care about Chicago?' Literally anytime that I mention anything about Black Lives Matter or police reform, I get comments about 'well, what about the looters.' And I'm kind of like, well that's not what we're talking about," she told CBS News. Some members of the Black community emphasized to CBS News that the phrase "Black Lives Matter" does not mean "Black lives matter more." It means, "Black lives matter, as well." And some of the hurtful confusion could very well stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of that.įor lifestyle blogger Ayana Lage, whether the phrase is posted with ill intentions or good ones, the effect is the same. The meaning behind "all lives matter" 01:19 ![]()
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