Re:Zuckerberg Asks Employees to Stop Crossing Out “Black Liv...
by kafkaesq on Friday February 26, 2016 @03:25PM
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That being said, I've always found that black ethnocentrism has a similar effect to white ethnocentrism: it causes further division and worsens the problem it claims to try to solve.
Or, it can be something you just don't have to worry about. I think I'd leave it up to the constituency in question as to whether their position is too "ethnocentric" or is otherwise less than ideal for them in some way.
The statement "Black Lives Matter" offends me, because it makes the assumption that because I'm not black, I don't think black lives matter, and therefore have to be told that they do.
Words are imperfect, in general. In this case, it's just saying, born out of a need to address a very serious problem. The bottom line is that it isn't about you. So you don't have to think about it, let alone get offended by it, if you don't want to.
Or, it can be something you just don't have to worry about. I think I'd leave it up to the constituency in question as to whether their position is too "ethnocentric" or is otherwise less than ideal for them in some way.
The statement "Black Lives Matter" offends me, because it makes the assumption that because I'm not black, I don't think black lives matter, and therefore have to be told that they do.
Words are imperfect, in general. In this case, it's just saying, born out of a need to address a very serious problem. The bottom line is that it isn't about you. So you don't have to think about it, let alone get offended by it, if you don't want to.