>The statement Black Lives Matter should not at all be a
>controversial statement. Why would anyone challenge the idea
>that Black Lives...matter?
>
>And yet there are people who can't bring themselves to say it
>or have to counter with stuff like "All Lives Matter".
>
>
>Saying you can't be pro-black and hate straight black men is
>the same thing. It should not at all be a controversial
>statement. It does not exclude black women or black gay men.
>It's a statement on its on that people should be able to agree
>with. And yet look at the responses to his tweet.
>
>In fact, the response that got the most likes seems to be
>"Some would argue based on behavioral patterns of abuse to the
>black community committed by straight black males (by and to
>some of our leaders) that straight black males cannot be
>pro-black. The same way some argue that all whites are
>inherently racist."
>
>That's who yall want to fall in line behind?



Very well put.


>You got RJCC in here typing the ahistorical statement ""nobody
>hates straight black men.". Nobody? You think the white folks
>lyncing black men in the South didn't hate black people? In
>an effort to be the wokest, folks typing shit that doesn't
>even make sense on its face and is clearly not thought
>through.




Right. Birth of a Nation (1915), hangings, and the KKK were specifically targeting straight Black males. The myth of the Black male rapist of white women is inherently about straight Black males. These attitudes persist. Despite these facts, we have people who can somehow pretend that heterosexuality isn't a factor in Black male victimization.



>Even the tamer response of "Well there is a lot to critique
>about Black men". What triggers that reflexive response? Are
>people incapable of agreeing with the original point without
>the caveats?

Really does seem that way.



>I lightweight don't mind it when its an all-black conversation
>because you can discount it or take it with a grain of salt
>but the thing that bothers me the most is often times you see
>a black personality with a bajillion non-black followers
>making statements like this and their white followers chiming
>in and agreeing. How is encouraging the worst opinion about
>black men among white people okay?
>
>Like how are you going to spend one moment decrying how the
>police view and treat us while at the same time feeding
>negative stereotypes about us. SMH.



Kinda makes it seem like Black males are viewed as objects rather than human beings. Like there's "performed outrage" at Black male death but no regard for our lives.