#blacklivesmatter racism is a human problem

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aggi

I've been discussing with people (prompted by it being on the back of football shirts) what Black Lives Matter means, in particular whether the phrase specifically relates to the campaign in the US https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/ , a UK version of this (although the UK site is pretty light on UK specific details http://blacklivesmatteruk.com/briefing/ ) or is a more general call.

My thought is more the third but, I guess, if that's the case then it is a bit vague. Others I've seen, generally trying to discredit it, link it solely to the US movement and suggest that isn't as relevant to the UK.

I'm just wondering what people view it as representing? Is it directly linked to the US movement or has that just galvanised the issue in this country but we are looking for different outcomes?

It's a bit of a vague question but hopefully people can see what I'm asking.

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Squaredisk in reply to @aggi

Is it a problem to be vague? Think I was with your take, in that it's opening a conversation. A complex one at that. US thing definitely sparked it, but even over there the protests have incorporated other issues and developed in different ways at different speed.

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aggi in reply to @Squaredisk

I guess the main problem with it being vague is that it may just peter out without any measurable goals. There'll be another inquiry and by the time that is done the momentum will fade until the next time something happens and it will start from the beginning.

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