Racism: The Black Lives Matter Movement

Racial profiling and police brutality are two hot topics in America right now. These disputable issues have brought forth the Black Lives Matter movement. Although controversial, The Black Lives Matter movement should not be classified as racist because they do not believe that any particular race is superior to another, they do not discriminate against other races, and they do not generalize all races to have the same characteristics. If the movement were suggesting that “only black lives matter,” then they would be racist because they are saying that black people’s lives are more important than everyone else’s.
The Black Lives Matter movement is not racist because they do not suggest that one race is above other races. Those against the movement are often misinterpreting the message they are portraying. Because BLM focuses on one race’s issues, people often think that supporters of the movement are racist because saying “black lives matter” is often misinterpreted as believing that “only black lives matter,” and other lives do not. Though it focuses on one race, it does not bring other races down. Bringing attention to one issue does not automatically mean that other issues are not important; for example, someone saying that they love apples does not mean they hate every other fruit. The movement was created to show that the way …show more content…
Those who oppose the Black Lives Matter Movement assume that it promotes the discrimination of police officers, when in fact, the movement is against discrimination of African Americans by police officers. They are not calling for violence against officers; they are calling for a change in treatment towards African Americans. It would be hypocritical for them to discriminate as they are protesting discrimination in the justice