Black Lives Matter is livid at new House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Townhall reported on the controversy.
“… She seemed caught off guard by a young woman, a student named Shelly Ward, who asked the speaker if she supported the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Pelosi mumbled something, before saying, ‘all lives matter.’”
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— Cameron Cawthorne (@Cam_Cawthorne) January 5, 2019
“Well I support the recognition that black lives matter for sure,” Pelosi said in response. “And I have incorporated that in many of my statements. I think all lives matter, yes. But we really have to redress past grievances in terms of how we have addressed the African-American community.”
The answer did not appear to appease the questioner.
And it started a firestorm on Twitter.
“Do you support the Black Lives Matter movement?”@SpeakerPelosi:
"I support the recognition that
black lives matter, for sure, and I have incorporated that in many of my statements. ALL LIVES MATTER…”Threw that in for the good white folks.
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) January 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/mdawriter/status/1081414640108822531
@SpeakerPelosi just lost me with her #AllLivesMatter comment, when asked about #BlackLivesMatter . Not lost me as in I won't support her, but let me know she's not going to be an ally to address our issues in a meaningful way. Coulda been much more articulate. Or maybe she was?
— Bougie Toussaint 🌊 (@ThatUppityone) January 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/yusuf_VI/status/1081489920873717771
https://twitter.com/progressiveer/status/1081560191697674240
Not the right answer @SpeakerPelosi – All Lives Matter is not the point!
— D S George 🇺🇦🌻 ☮️ (@DoniGeorge1) January 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/BariAWilliams/status/1081576245807075329
In our lexicon, “all lives matter” is nothing more than a delegitimizing retort to those who say that black lives matter. The way Pelosi speaks here implies that she doesn’t fully grasp that. Still. Also discouraging is her garbled language about “past” black grievances. https://t.co/XLu3nd4ogv
— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) January 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1081714665930047493
