In TKAM, Mayella Ewell is supposedly raped by Tom Robinson. During the trial, instead of defending the innocent man who was only trying to help her, she tried against him and defended her father, who actually hit her, resulting in his murder. This exhibits white privilege. Innocent Tom didn't have the privilege that Mayella did. White privilege is in the news today too.
#alllivesmatter is a "movement" started by people to counteract black lives matter. While black lives matter is directed towards the violence targeted at African Americans, all lives matter is a passive aggressive response from people who are defying the movement.
Yes, all lives do matter, but that's not the point. The purpose of this movement is to promote pride and support members of the black community. By saying all lives matter, people ware turning the focus to themselves as opposed to trying to change these upsetting events that have happened in the last few years, and to me, that's just backtracking the progress that we've already made.
-Zosia
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