Black Lives Matter: Rhetorical Analysis

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Does “Black Lives Matter” really believe in the slogan they advocate for? Black Lives Matter or BLM was founded in 2013 carrying the slogan “hands up don’t shoot” following the shooting of Michael Brown by a Hispanic Officer. Black Lives Matter believes that we live in a society plagued by Racism(Rightsidenews). Looking at BLM as a movement makes it readily apparent that they’re the racist ones. Black Lives Matter should be abolished because they ironically enough don’t care about black lives, they skew facts to further their narrative and spread violence. Actions speak louder than words, and contrary to BLM’s redundant stance, the sad truth is, they couldn’t care less for black issues. Black people are responsible for ninety-three percent of black homicides in the U.S. (Dailywire) BLM has always been up in arms about police shootings, but when a black on black crime surfaces they’re completely silent. Back in 2016 Peggy Hubbard’s nine-year-old child was killed by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting. (Foxnews). BLM remained silent in regards to this, …show more content…

The rhetoric we hear most from Black Lives Matter is that of police brutality, how it’s a black issue, or how it affects blacks more than whites. Well, this too is factually incorrect. Of the White people living in the U.S., forty-nine percent are killed by police officers, as opposed to the thirty percent of blacks. White people comprise sixty-three percent of the population; conversely, black people only make around thirteen percent (Dailywire). These discrepancies can be seen in their “inspirations” as well. Assata Shakur was put on FBI’s most wanted terrorist list after she shot a New Jersey State trooper. Black Lives Matter blindly uses her as their inspiration or teacher(Pibillwarner). Al-Amin, a Muslim, who shot and killed police officer Ricky Kinchen is seen as a hero among the BLM

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