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For black CEOs in Silicon Valley, humiliation is a part of doing business

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677 points saeedjabbar | 1 comments | 16 Jun 20 15:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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analyst74 ◴[16 Jun 20 21:47 UTC] No.23544647[source]▶
> the simple phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ is seen as a political dog whistle, rather than a desperate cry to bring attention to a dire situation that many people choose not to see.”

A little off-topic, but I notice a lot of the "All Lives Matter" people are mistaking the term "Black Lives Matter" as valuing black lives over others. I wonder if "Black Lives Matter Too" would convey its message better.

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1. pchristensen ◴[16 Jun 20 23:34 UTC] No.23545678[source]▶
I have found that people replying with "All Lives Matter" are willfully trying to not understand where BLM is coming from. I've seen it so consistently, in so many contexts, from so many different people that I can't consider it a misunderstanding. It's more at the level of "I know you are but what am I."