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[–] piratse 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

By people getting mad about them using black lives matter, doesn't that now make us the language police? I understand the sentiment that it's not just about black lives (weirdly that's what both sides say). But it's still trying to police language by trying to force them to change it to #alllivesmatter. Just a thought.

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[–] 0iamlordeyayaya0 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

The people who want to make "hate speech" illegal argue that it affects the mentally ill and can push them to violence.

Funny that they still have no problem with BLM's rhetoric.

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[–] TrueHypatia 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I can only speak for myself, but I'm less concerned with changing the name than just pointing out how fucking ridiculous the whole thing is in general.

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[–] piratse ago 

Agreed. But there are certainly people who don't want them to use that name. Which is language policing.

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[–] peripatetic 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Maybe people could say whatever they want and let others do the same... but that's just my utopian point of view.

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[–] Tancred 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

But what people say does matter. The BLM movement ignores facts and puts fear and hatred into people's minds who then go on to kill people.