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[–]ThePlague 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Whether something "Matters" is a value judgement, not a provable or disprovable fact. If we were all going to be honest, each of us would say "Few lives matter" since who matters to each of us is a relatively small circle: friends, family, and perhaps favorite celebrities (entertainer/sports star/politician/etc) for some. Really and truly, expressing "personal importance" in saying those outside that circle lives "mattered" is just pandering and virtue signaling, just trying to medal in the caring olympics.

[–]Nwabudike_Morgan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

This is funny in that black humor sort of way.

I like the expression "black humor". It is one of the few "black" idioms that isn't considered negative, or in opposition to something more favorable, like a "blacklist" is a bad thing, you want to be on the "whitelist". You aren't invited to a club because you were "blackballed". But black humor is just humor found in a grim situation.

And the situation is very grim, I think. I keep seeing unsubstantiated stories about white people being killed for opposing BLM. These stories are being pushed in an organized fashion by groups with agendas. People trying to fan the flames, people who want to create even greater antagonism between the BLM movement and people who refuse to become Woke. As if they want to trick just one black person into committing violence against a white person over the use of a slogan. Or violence against BLM by someone who is openly a white supremacist. Then they can put that news story on endless repeat on social media.

This might not be the best forum for my musings. Oh well, I'll put it here anyway.

[–]christnmusicreleases[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Switch the words white and black and see how that goes.

[–]Nwabudike_Morgan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have used "white" and "black" in many places, I'm not sure what you mean. White humor? Whiteballed?

[–]christnmusicreleases[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Black/White Lives (Don't) Matter.

[–]christnmusicreleases[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Honk if you agree!

[–]christnmusicreleases[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting, I tried this on Ruqqus, Reddit and Vote as well as this site, everyone from White Supremacists to White Apologists was offended. Saidit was the only site that got the joke.

On Reddit it was almost insta-banned, otherwise it might have done well.