During an LA Sparks game at Staples Center, the words “All Lives Matter” were promoted. This phrase is stupid and I’m going to tell you why.
Black Lives Matter is not a hate group. It’s not a group that promotes violence. All people want is equality and justice. Black lives matter wouldn’t exist if all lives mattered, but throughout the years, we are shown time and time again that black lives are not valued in this country.
When people say black lives matter, they are not saying that white people’s lives don’t matter or Asian people’s lives don’t matter. They are simply saying, “hey, black people are human too and we deserve the same right and justice as anyone else does.” There shouldn’t be any reason why an unarmed black man was shot and killed in the back while trying to run away from a policeman. There should be no reason why black men and women are dying during routine traffic stops. There should be no reason why a man who had his gun in an open carry state was made the face of an investigation JUST because he was seen with his legal gun. There should be no reason why black men and women are shot and killed by police when they reach for their identification cards.
But all lives matter? Every life matters, but black people are sick and tired of not being included.
