In response, Nina pondered why people are so afraid to call this "a black issue." For Justin, due to the politically correct climate, he believes that people find it easier to "make
In response, Nina pondered why people are so afraid to call this "a black issue." For Justin, due to the politically correct climate, he believes that people find it easier to "make this a human rights issue." Justin understood this mindset as he reflected on his participation in the Women's March.
"When I went to the Women's March, it's not because I had an ovary or I even experienced anything close to what some of the women had experienced in Me Too, I was there because they weren't being heard and they weren't being treated equal," he said. "And I went there and supported and that's how I felt. It wasn't a women's issue to me."
While Nina understood this point, she emphasized a need to not water down the issue by erasing the word black. As Justin noted, the usage of the "All Lives Matter" hashtag "defend[s] what's happening in this country."
As the conversation continued, Nina contributed, "I feel like, as soon as someone posts something that says, 'Black Lives Matter,' you're instantly inundated with hashtags that say, 'All Lives Matter.' And it's insane to me because…if we're marching for AIDS, there aren't people coming in with posters that say, 'What about cancer?'"