Dehumanizing Black Lives With “All Lives Matter”

Olivia and Raven talk about how this simple phrase is deeply dismissive, attempts to silence black voices, and the extensive gaslighting black people experience when discussing police brutality.

Discussion Summary:

00:32: Topic intro, when the phrase “all lives matter” took off, and perceptions of the phrase “Black Lives Matter”

05:01: Silencing black voices with “all lives matter.”

08:17: What aboutism, and other marginalized groups feeling silenced by black people speaking up

13:02: Why the black community gets the recognition and coverage that they do.

17:09: Jumping on the opportunity to dehumanize black lives and justify police murdering black people

23:20: The fallacy of black-on-black crime.

24:55: Gaslighting black people when they bring up police brutality.

30:16: The dismissive phrase “blue lives matter,” and people defending the actions of police officers, regardless of what they do.

40:41: What qualified immunity is, its beginning in the US, and why it’s problematic.

46:30: Outro.

 

Reference:

What Is Qualified Immunity?

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/insights-on-law-and-society/volume-21/issue-1/qualified-immunity/

 

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Music credits: Opening: Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie

Closing: First Class - DJ Williams