Terry McMillan declares 'All Lives Matter,' Black Twitter responds
theGrio REPORT - Terry McMillan is the latest celebrity to find herself in hot water for saying, "All lives matter."
Terry McMillan is the latest celebrity to find herself in hot water for saying, “All lives matter.”
Many believe the turn of phrase, a spin off of “Black lives matter,” diminishes key point of the anti-brutality movement — which is that black lives, in particular, are under attack.
When the bestselling novelist posted the statement on her Twitter, her mentions were flooded with comments from fans disappointed by her perceived lack of nuance and sensitivity.
Where are Terry McMillan's people? Tell your girl to step away from Twitter.
— FilmFatale_NYC đź‡đź‡ą 🇩🇴 🇺🇸 (@FilmFatale_NYC) August 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/beauty_jackson/status/628936554069757952
@MsTerryMcMillan it's a trigger, Terry. And they're not at fault for feeling the way they feel. Once you see that phrase you see our erasure
— her name is cyn đź”… (@cynfinite) August 5, 2015
@MsTerryMcMillan #BlackLivesMatter is an aspiration. We aspire to live in a country where the jails and cemeteries reflect #BlackLivesMatter
— Yearner Herzog (@notbuaydubz) August 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/Smooth_Orator/status/628913620450168832
Much like Raven Symone, who received similar criticism for this choice of words, McMillan showed no remorse, posting, “For those who don’t think I don’t believe #BlackLivesMatter just because I said I believe all lives do, then stop following me.”
For those who don't think I don't believe #BlackLivesMatter just because I said I believe all lives do, then stop following me.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) August 5, 2015
You guys enjoy criticizing me on my Timeline and pretending I don't understand the #BlackLivesMatter movement. God knows what I meant.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) August 5, 2015
@MsTerryMcMillan u are a public figure u need to be more careful when u tweet about a sensitive issue #BlackLivesMatter movement
— FASHION SIZZLE (@fashionsizzle1) August 5, 2015
.@MsTerryMcMillan, #AllLivesMatter is offensive. It's term was created to co-opt and silence Black voices. Do better. pic.twitter.com/vXwWpjgpFy
— Black Millennials (@BlkMillennials) August 5, 2015
.@MsTerryMcMillan you gotta stop. pic.twitter.com/oj1u12caCl
— Marty. (@Atwitisborn) August 5, 2015
